# How DIFFERENT Would the 2026 Mets Be with Pete Alonso?! | Was Losing Him Stearns' Biggest Mistake?

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Podcast: [Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-mets-daily-podcast-on-the-new-york-mets-341003)
Published: 2026-09-14T07:28:27+00:00
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Pete Alonso’s dramatic return to Citi Field as a Baltimore Oriole raises the question: how different would the New York Mets’ season look if they’d kept their franchise slugger?

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