US EditionPete Alonso agrees to $155M deal with Orioles: Report
- On Dec. 10, 2025, the Baltimore Orioles agreed to a five-year, $155 million contract with first baseman Pete Alonso, ESPN's Jeff Passan first reported.
- Alonso opted out of the $24 million remaining on his Mets contract after David Stearns, Mets president, declined long-term deal talks.
- In 2025, Alonso produced 38 home runs, 126 RBIs and a.871 OPS while Baseball Reference estimated his contributions at 3.4 WAR.
- The deal ends Alonso's seven seasons in Queens, marking the end of his run as the Mets' home run leader and making him the Orioles' focal bat alongside Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman.
- Amid the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Alonso and Kyle Schwarber signed elsewhere after the Mets' $765 million commitment to Juan Soto, with Alonso rejecting a seven-year, $158 million extension .
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The New York Mets' lineup seems to be with an incomplete nucleus after Pete Alonso signed with the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday for a five-year $155 million contract.
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Orioles, Pete Alonso agree to 5-year, $155M deal in winter meetings splash
Baltimore reached an agreement with first baseman Pete Alonso on a five-year, $155 million free agent contract at MLB’s winter meetings Wednesday.
Does MLB’s slow-burn free agency need an NFL-style overhaul?
CLEVELAND, Ohio — While Pete Alonso’s reported massive five-year, $155 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles signifies movement at the top of baseball’s free agent market, it also highlights a persistent problem with MLB’s offseason: the painfully slow pace of player movement compared to other major sports.
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