“Stop looking at first basemen 30 or older and believing they’re in their decline," Scott Boras, Alonso’s agent, tells USA TODAY Sports. “The truth is that they still can be very valuable, and there are only five or six people [first basemen in their 30s] who can do what Pete is doing."

After striking out in free agency, the Mets brought first baseman Pete Alonso back on a so-called "pillow contract," a two-year, $54 million deal that allows him to test free agency again this winter if he has a strong season.