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Pete Alonso agrees a $14.5m contract with the New York Mets to avoid arbitration
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New York Mets fans react to team's lack of interest in trading Pete Alonso: Anyone who's calling for him to be shipped isn't a real fan
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MLB star 'blessed' to be alive following horrific car crash
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Mets Injury Tracker: Francisco Alvarez in the clear after taking ball off foot
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Pete Alonso: Mets slugger itching to play but is aware these are 'unprecedented' times
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There was no Plan B': How Pete Alonso overcame bullies to become a big league superstar
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Nothing's better than being a champion' - Mets' Pete Alonso on getting ready for the Home Run Derby
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Lindor, new Mets hope to put World Series practice in play
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Pete Alonso wants to participate in Home Run Derby