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David Stearns addresses Mets contract negotiations with Pete Alonso

David Stearns was asked about potential contract extension talks with New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso.

Grant Young

Jun 4, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; New York Mets first base Pete Alonso (20) hits a 3 run home run during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Jun 4, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; New York Mets first base Pete Alonso (20) hits a 3 run home run during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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While New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso has cemented himself as one of baseball's premier power hitters ever since entering the MLB in 2019, few predicted that he'd produce the sort of season he's having in 2025.

Alonso is currently hitting .299 with a .984 OPS, 17 home runs, and 63 RBIs on the season, and has been the most elite and consistent hitter in the Mets' lineup to this point. It seems like he's able to come up with a big hit during every game and has been a key part of New York amassing one of baseball's best records.

The Polar Bear re-signed with the Mets a short time before spring training on a two-year, $54 million deal, which includes a player opt-out after the first season. This came after a long offseason that produced many twists and turns about whether he was going to return to New York or play elsewhere.

And with Alonso likely to exercise his opt-out if he reaches that point, many Mets are hoping that he'll sign a long-term deal with New York this season.

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Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns was asked about contract negotiations on Friday and offered a response.

“He’s been an enormous offensive component of our team,” Stearns said, per an article from Manny Gómez of NJ Advance Media. “I think our lineup is now, as a whole, functioning at a really high level... Pete’s been right in the middle of all of it since day one. He’s, I think, really taken his offensive game to another level, and it’s been fun to see.”

Stearns clearly didn't want to get too direct about any potential contract talks, which might suggest the two sides aren't speaking about it.

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Grant Young covers the New York Mets and Women’s Basketball for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco, where he also played Division 1 baseball for five years. He believes Mark Teixeira should have been a first ballot MLB Hall of Fame inductee.

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