Blue Jays reportedly make Pete Alonso decision after Mets news

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Brett Gendoes | Last updated Feb 4, 2025 6:44 PM ET

Four-time National League All-Star Pete Alonso is one of the top remaining MLB free agents. Spending his entire six-year career with the New York Mets, Alonso is coming off a season during which he appeared in all 162 games, finishing with 34 home runs and 88 RBI.

Alonso's 2024 production was down a bit from his previous two campaigns. After hitting 40 homers and driving in a league-leading 131 runs in 2022, Alonso put up 46 homers and 118 RBI in 2023.

Owning a career .854 OPS, the 30-year-old Alonso is a productive hitter who can help elevate a team in need of a first baseman or designated hitter.

As MLB free agents come off the board and spring training draws nearer, Alonso's list of suitors has dwindled. Several reports have indicated the Toronto Blue Jays and Mets are the only teams pursuing the two-time Home Run Derby champion, and a more recent report has provided an update on that.

Per MLB insider Hector Gomez, Toronto has offered Alonso a three-year contract.

"SOURCE: The #BlueJays have offers out to both Pete Alonso (3 years) and Alex Bregman (6 years). The jays are in play to land either of them," Gomez reported on X.

SOURCE: The #BlueJays have offers out to both Pete Alonso (3 years) and Alex Bregman (6 years). The jays are in play to land either of them.@z101digital
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) February 1, 2025

Alonso reportedly turned down a three-year, $70 million offer from New York (via SNY's Andy Martino). Per that same report, it is unlikely Toronto's three-year offer to Alonso will exceed that dollar amount, but the team has reportedly decided to offer the slugger a three-year deal.

Toronto has been active this offseason, most recently agreeing to a deal with three-time Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer, via ESPN's Jeff Passan.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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