While Alonso wants to stay fresh in 2025 to help the Mets, he could have another reason for declining the event. Alonso signed a two-year, $54 million deal to return to the Mets in the offseason, but that deal contains an opt-out after 2025.

After winning titles in 2019 and 2021, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso will end his five-year streak and pass on the July 14 Home Run Derby in Atlanta.