Former New York Mets star David Wright expresses his desire for Pete Alonso to remain with the team and potentially break franchise home run records.
There are not many ballplayers who can boast that they spent the entirety of their career with the New York Mets , but one of them, David Wright , is hopeful that Pete Alonso can add his name to that small list.Alonso, the slugging first baseman, is currently in limbo in free agency , having seen his market shrink rapidly last month after a flurry of first baseman signings kept him out in the cold.
After he turned down a seven-year, $158 million contract extension from the Mets last summer, it appears that he incorrectly bet on himself, under perhaps the not-so-logical guidance from his agent. The Mets are still the favorites to re-sign the 30-year-old, though there are as many as eight teams at least inquiring about his services. Regardless, Alonso still has the opportunity to be a lifer in Queens and smash each of the franchise’s major power-hitting records. Then, he could potentially finish off what Wright had started in New York. Alonso was drafted by the Mets 15 years after Wright was, and since his debut in 2019, no one in the National League has hit more home runs than him. But while Wright’s Hall-of-Fame career was undone by spinal stenosis, Alonso is healthy and 26 home runs short of tying Darryl Strawberry’s all-time team home-run record. He’s also 16 short of Wright’s 242 round-trippers, which ranks second in franchise history. “It’s a different feeling when you’re drafted, developed, and playing for the team that drafted you,” Wright said on Wednesday. “There’s more pride when you wear that jersey every night. I hope he doesn’t lose sight of that. That being said, I’ve never faulted a player for maximizing his earning potential and going to try to make a great living for him and his family. I can’t fault him for that.
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