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The New York Mets could show interest in free agent right fielder Anthony Santander if the team can’t re-sign Pete Alonso, according to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi.
“If Pete Alonso doesn’t return to Flushing, Queens, and if Santander remains unsigned if and when Alonso goes elsewhere, Santander becomes a viable option for the Mets,” Morosi said Thursday (0:38 a.m.).
Morosi noted that the Mets are not currently considered “favorites” for the 30-year-old.
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported on Dec. 26 that at the time there was a “big gap” in negotiations between Alonso and the New York front office.
on Tuesday, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale revealed that the first baseman’s return to the Mets on a short-term deal seemed like a “likely outcome.”
While Alonso posted a career-low .788 OPS in 2024, he still hit 34 home runs and launched 226 homers since his rookie season in 2019.
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Santander is coming off a 2024 campaign in which he earned the first All-Star nod of his career. In 155 games with the Baltimore Orioles, the shortstop hit 44 home runs and 102 RBIs with a .235/.308/.506 slash line.
He should have several options in free agency, like Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reported that the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays have all expressed interest in him.
If the Mets can’t come to an agreement with Alonso, they will likely enter the fray.
