And in an April 10 article from ESPN's Jorge Castillo, a quote from Soto conveys how much he valued Alonso being back on the ...

Mets eighth. Francisco Lindor grounds out to shallow infield, Max Muncy to Tyler Soderstrom. Juan Soto grounds out to shallow infield, Jacob Wilson to Tyler Soderstrom. Pete Alonso homers to left ...

As the winter months dragged on and the two sides sparred through the media, it looked at times like Pete Alonso and the only major league team he's ever known ...