Pete Alonso returns to New York with blast for Baltimore, no hard feelings for miserable Mets

NEW YORK — In the end, there was no communication. No congratulatory phone call, no promise to stay in touch, no warm wishes for the future. Pete Alonso was the ex, the Baltimore Orioles were his new partner, and the New York Mets had moved on. It was their decision to break up.Alonso was the Mets’ career home run king and a homegrown part of their soul. Last December, the Orioles gave him the long-term commitment the Mets never would — five years, $155 million — in free agency. Alonso talked with some Mets players in Tampa, Fla., where he worked out, and manager Carlos Mendoza came by the gym to say hello. That was enough.Advertisement