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Mets Executive David Stearns on Not Re-Signing Pete Alonso: `In This Job, I Don't Get Mulligans'
Stearns said the Mets missed on too many free agents and lacked roster flexibility after injuries and underperformance sank the club to 74-88.
- On Monday, one day after the New York Mets finished last in the NL East for the first time in 23 years, President of Baseball Operations David Stearns addressed the team's 74-88 record at a 33-minute news conference at Citi Field.
- Despite a record $358 million payroll, the Mets never recovered from a 12-game losing streak in April, and injuries to stars Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor for long stretches left the roster inflexible.
- Stearns admitted he missed on free agents at first base; Mets first basemen had 18 homers, 77 RBIs, and a.667 OPS after Pete Alonso bolted for a $155 million contract with Baltimore.
- Crowds at Citi Field chanted 'Fire Stearns' during the Baltimore Orioles' three-game sweep, while the team played at a.500 pace after the Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza and replaced him with Andy Green.
- Organization leaders are 'extraordinarily motivated' to ensure the team avoids repeating this experience, with Stearns planning to correct decisions that created an 'uncapped downside scenario' during the 2026 campaign.
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