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New York Mets y Pete Alonso reached an agreement for the Season 2023 of Big leagues for 14.5 million dollars, thus avoiding salary arbitrageaccording to a report by Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
In its first year of eligibilitythe 28-year-old first baseman signed for $7.4 million with the Ninth of the Big Apple. Contrary to this second year, where he is establishing a new record for the largest single-season award awarded to an arbitration-eligible first baseman.
First baseman Pete Alonso and the New York Mets are in agreement on a one-year, $14.5 million contract to avoid arbitration, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. It’s the largest number ever for a 1B in arb. Alonso will go through once more before free agency after 2024.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 14, 2023
During the 2022 campaign of the Major League Baseball (MLB), Alonso he hit .271 with 40 home runs, 131 RBIs, 5 stolen bases and an .870 OPS in 597 at-bats.
In addition to the agreement with Alonsolos Mets They managed to agree with the reliever Drew Smiththe receptor tomas nest and the utility Luis Guillormeas well as with right-handed pitchers Elieser Hernandez y Jeff Brigham.
We have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with: infielder Pete Alonso, RHP Jeff Brigham, infielder Luis Guillorme, RHP Elieser Hernández, catcher Tomás Nido and RHP Drew Smith.
— New York Mets (@Mets) January 14, 2023
After this series of movements, the New York club ended its records with the second baseman, Jeff McNeilAs the only unsigned arbitration-eligible player.
