Mets Suffer Double Heartbreak as Pete Alonso Joins Edwin Díaz in Drastic Offseason Move, Fans Panicked

Nov 3, 2025 | 3:18 PM EST

Mets Suffer Double Heartbreak as Pete Alonso Joins Edwin Díaz in Drastic Offseason Move, Fans Panicked

Nov 3, 2025 | 3:18 PM EST

If you thought that the New York Mets season couldn’t get any worse, think again. After missing the playoffs in a year, they were supposed to go deep and get redempti,on and Juan Soto’s big arrival—they got hit with a double whammy this offseason—Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz have both opted out of their contracts. Alonso

Yes, contracts. Yes, you read that right. Ken Rosenthal Yes, Rosenthal first reported, “Edwin Díaz has opted out of his deal with the Mets.” Then, Jon Heyman delivered the gut punch that no one wanted to hear: “Pete Alonso has opted out.”

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Just like that, the heart of the Mets’ lineup and their epic closer are now both free agents. agents.

Pete Alonso has opted out
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 3, 2025

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For Alonso thought this love seemed inevitable. After the messy contract situation last year, he signed an option-heavy and short-term deal. And now he is going to cash it out after his monster season. He drove in 126 runs, set a career high, and cemented himself as the Mets” all-time home run leader. Yet, even after that, he might be on the run!

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Sagarika Das is a Senior MLB Writer at EssentiallySports, bringing four years of professional experience and a strong journalism background to her role at the Baseball GameDay Desk. She has covered major events like the World Series, Off-Season, and Trade Deadline, earning a place in EssentiallySports’ Journalistic Excellence Program, an in-house initiative that trains writers under industry experts to sharpen their reporting and storytelling skills. Sagarika also mentors junior reporters through structured peer reviews, helping to elevate the entire team’s quality and consistency. Known for delivering stories that inform and resonate, she focuses on rising stars, high-stakes postseason drama, and the narratives that connect fans more deeply with the game. Outside the newsroom, she enjoys reading, traveling, and creating social media vlogs, always seeking the next story to tell.

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