Peter Alonso Orioles $155M/5 Signing Bonus - $12,500,000 $18,5M - 2026 $31M - 2027 $31M - 2028 $31M - 2029 $31M - 2030 Plus:  Awards bonuses Limited No Trade

"With love, Polar Bear" Pete Alonso says goodbye to New York 🧡

BREAKING: Third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals are finalizing a five-year contract extension with a club option for a sixth year, sources tell ESPN. Garcia, 25, won a Gold Glove this year and will remain alongside Bobby Witt Jr. on the left side of the infield.

Infielder Jorge Polanco and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year, $40 million contract, sources tell ESPN. He is expected to play first base and DH.

Mets, INF Jorge Polanco agree to 2-year deal, per multiple reports including MLB Network insider Jon Heyman.

Highest wRC+ with RISP in 2025 (min. 125 PA): Bo Bichette: 189 Aaron Judge: 181 Gunnar Henderson: 177 Pete Alonso: 176 Jorge Polanco: 173 Metsmerized Online #Mets

Super interesting story here from Eno Sarris, on a rule change about data and tech in the minors that will have wide-ranging effects. One of them: negating the advantage some orgs have gained by investing heavily in technology. nytimes.com/athletic/68794…

Baseball will now centralize all in-game data and tech in the minor leagues, as they have in the majors.

Edwin Diaz Dodgers $69M, 3 years Signing Bonus - $9M $14M, $4.5M deferred - 2026 $23M, $4.5 deferred - 2027 $23M, $4.5M deferred - 2028 Conditional team option 2029: $6.5M Plus in 2029:  $750K each for 45gf; 50gf. $1M for 55g

Amid protests, NYS Gaming Commission votes to approve $8.1B Metropolitan Park project for Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International, which will include a casino adjacent to Citi Field. Projected opening would be June 2030.

News: The Mets are finalizing a two-year deal with right-handed reliever Luke Weaver, source confirms.

The Mets and reliever Luke Weaver are in agreement on a two-year deal for $22 million, league sources said. Joel Sherman first on it.

Luke Weaver posted a 3.62 ERA over 64 games in 2025. Take out his worst single game performance (0.1 IP, 5 ER on Sept 15) and his season ERA is 2.94. Metsmerized Online #Mets

World, meet Nolan McLean. The rookie will pitch for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic! 🇺🇸

Team USA adds the back-to-back AL Cy Young Award winner to its rotation 😯 Tarik Skubal is IN for the #WorldBaseballClassic!

Happy 43rd Birthday, David Wright. One of my favorite interviews is the one I did with Wright for Metsmerized Online in 2020. #Mets metsmerizedonline.com/mmo-exclusive-….

“It was a great place for me, and I’m very thankful I got traded to the Mets.” - John Olerud on getting traded to the #Mets in the interview I conducted with him for Metsmerized Online in 2024. metsmerizedonline.com/mmo-exclusive-…

Only 5 players in MLB history have recorded 300+ doubles, 200+ home runs and 150+ stolen bases before turning 30: Frank Robinson Ken Griffey Jr. Alex Rodriguez Mookie Betts David Wright

News: Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami is joining the Chicago White Sox on a two-year, $34 million contract. His physical has been passed. The deal is done. And the White Sox add a bat with superstar ceiling -- and flaws. All the details free at ESPN: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…