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Pete Alonso to Baltimore in a LOLMets moment

By Luke Arcaini

Published: Dec 10th, 2025 · 1:25 PM EST

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Play the song! Meet the Mets! Pete Alonso is heading to the Baltimore Orioles on a 5-year, $155M deal.

BREAKING: First baseman Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles are finalizing a five-year, $155 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Alonso leaves the Mets to make a loaded AL East even better.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 10, 2025

The New York Mets are having one hell of an offseason.

First, they sign Devin Williams, who had an abysmal year with the Yankees, to a 3-year, $51M contract. The Mets were then rumored to “still be interested” in bringing back Edwin Diaz, who signed a 3-year, $69M contract with the Dodgers a little bit after the Phillies re-signed Kyle Schwarber. Then they lose Pete Alonso to the Baltimore Orioles.

Baltimore had interest in Schwarber, as they apparently had the same 5-year, $150M offer on the table according to Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic.. Schwarber decided to return home to Philadelphia, and the Orioles pivoted hard to Alonso and landed their slugger for the next half-decade.

According to a report from Joel Sherman, the Mets never even made an offer:

Source: The Mets never made an offer as it became clear to them that Alonso was getting bids for more dollars and years than in their comfort zone. https://t.co/Iyy2eI3GBo

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 10, 2025

Don’t you just love watching it all crumble down in Queens? I sure do.