Pete Alonso launched a three-run homer that tied the score with two outs in the eighth and the Mets scored twice in the 11th to beat the Marlins.

On February 12, just days before the New York Mets began their 2025 spring training, news broke that slugger Pete Alonso had agreed to a two-year, $54 million contract (that includes a player opt-out after the first season) to return to Queens.

Big things are expected of the high-priced Mets. Nothing’s really happened that’s worthy of a tantrum yet. But not much inspired a celebration yet either — not until Alonso came to bat in the