{"id":71103,"date":"2025-12-15T15:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/71103\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:03:07","slug":"former-mets-teammate-sounds-off-on-pete-alonsos-exit-he-deserved-more-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/71103\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Mets teammate sounds off on Pete Alonso\u2019s exit: \u2018He deserved more in New York\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the news broke that Pete Alonso was headed to the Orioles<\/a>, former teammate Todd Frazier had to break the devastating news to his Mets<\/a>-loving son. <\/p>\n

The reaction? <\/p>\n

\u201cFake news,\u201d his son texted back, unable to process that the beloved Polar Bear was really leaving Queens.<\/p>\n

This emotional moment perfectly captures the shockwaves sent through the Mets fanbase, as Frazier revealed on \u201cFoul Territory\u201d on Friday<\/a>, where he didn\u2019t hold back his true feelings about the organization\u2019s decision to let their franchise slugger walk.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a baseball practice that night. People were talking about it left and right. We need a new team. This and that. The fans aren\u2019t happy. I know that. I know that. I know the fans are disgusted with Sterns and trying to figure out what the heck is their next move,\u201d Frazier shared, offering a window into the immediate fan reaction.<\/p>\n

But beyond the fan disappointment, Frazier was emphatic about how the Mets mishandled Alonso\u2019s situation, stating plainly. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe deserved more in New York,\u201d Frazier said. \u201cHe did. He did. He deserved a big contract there. They should have gave it to him. He was an absolute stud.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former Met laid out Alonso\u2019s impressive resume: consistent power numbers, reliable RBI production, and perhaps most importantly, his off-field contributions. <\/p>\n

What makes Alonso\u2019s departure even more puzzling is that, according to Frazier, this wasn\u2019t just a financial decision. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something else going on and I, you know, we might never hear about it, but there\u2019s something else that, you know, why wouldn\u2019t you sign this guy to a big deal last year?\u201d Frazier asked. \u201cI just I still don\u2019t understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frazier suggested Alonso likely felt disrespected and was \u201ca little pissed off\u201d during the process.<\/p>\n

While the Mets\u2019 front office apparently had concerns about Alonso\u2019s defensive abilities, Frazier pushed back hard, saying, \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s that bad of a defender either. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s worked his butt off. I think if I\u2019m not mistaken, he was one of the best first baseman at picking balls out of the dirt the last couple years.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Orioles fans, Frazier believes they\u2019re getting a motivated player ready to make an immediate impact.<\/p>\n

While the Mets move on, seemingly unconcerned with losing their franchise icon, Frazier sees a change of scenery as potentially beneficial for Alonso. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe can actually breathe a little bit and enjoy the game of baseball and not worry about anything else,\u201d Frazier said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When the news broke that Pete Alonso was headed to the Orioles, former teammate Todd Frazier had to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[36369,993,9,11,10],"class_list":["post-71103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-american-league","tag-baseball","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}