Alonso slams referee for Huijsen red card in latest Real Madrid win

Alonso slams referee for Huijsen red card in latest Real Madrid win

Real Madrid maintained their perfect start to the LaLiga season with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad on Saturday, though the match was overshadowed by controversy surrounding Dean Huijsen’s red card. The defender was dismissed in the 32nd minute after referee Jesus Gil ruled that his challenge on Mikel Oyarzabal denied a clear goalscoring … Read more

Stats show why Alonso is enjoying a hot start to 2025 season

Stats show why Alonso is enjoying a hot start to 2025 season

Much has been made throughout April about how New York Mets star outfielder Juan Soto isn’t producing at the plate as advertised after he signed a 15-year, $765M contract that could exceed $800M to join the Mets during the offseason.  However, Tim Britton of The Athletic is among those who have pointed out that first baseman Pete … Read more

How Mets’ Steve Cohen believes Pete Alonso will respond to facing another contract year

By accepting a two-year deal that included a player opt-out after the 2025 campaign, returning New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso put himself in a contract season for the second straight year.  Mets owner Steve Cohen recently spoke with Deesha Thosar of Fox Sports about how Alonso will handle the pressure of facing another “prove … Read more

Alonso reportedly makes major Scott Boras decision

Alonso reportedly makes major Scott Boras decision

Shortly after it was reported Tuesday that New York Mets owner Steve Cohen “was back in conversation with” representatives for free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso, WFAN’s Evan Roberts suggested Alonso had instructed agent Scott Boras to get a deal done. Whether or not that’s the case may never be known, but Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith revealed on Wednesday that anybody believing … Read more

Steve Cohen makes big move in Pete Alonso free-agency saga

This past Saturday, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen publicly acknowledged that contract talks with free-agent first baseman and Mets fan-favorite Pete Alonso have been “an exhausting” process.  It seems Cohen isn’t yet ready to completely move on from the 30-year-old slugger.  “No more than 48 hours after publicly lamenting the seemingly endless saga…Cohen was back in conversation with Alonso’s camp,” Jon … Read more

MLB insider updates if Blue Jays will match Mets’ offer for Pete Alonso

MLB insider updates if Blue Jays will match Mets' offer for Pete Alonso

MLB Network’s Jim Duquette sounded confident last week that the Toronto Blue Jays landing free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso was “out of the equation” after Toronto agreed to a five-year deal worth at least $92.5M with outfielder Anthony Santander.  During Monday’s edition of the SNY “Baseball Night in New York” program, MLB insider Andy Martino suggested the … Read more

Steve Cohen discusses ‘exhausting’ Pete Alonso talks

Talks between the Mets and Pete Alonso’s agents at the Boras Corporation seemingly hit an impasse last week, as reports emerged that the Mets expected Alonso to sign elsewhere after the two sides each rejected the other’s contract offers.  Team owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns each addressed the situation at … Read more

Insider updates if Blue Jays will compete with Mets for Alonso

Shortly after it was learned earlier this week that the Toronto Blue Jays had agreed to a five-year deal worth at least $92.5M with outfielder Anthony Santander, TSN’s Scott Mitchell reported that free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso was “still in play” for the Blue Jays even though it’s believed they want to sign first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to … Read more