The Boston Red Sox are preparing to assemble the best possible roster for the 2026 season. According to a recent report, they have offered $85 million to Pete Alonso, who played for the New York Mets last season, and was widely expected to return to the Mets but signed with the Orioles recently.
The offer was revealed by James Stewart of 98.5 The Sports Hub on X: “Heard the offer from the Red Sox to Pete Alonso was 3 years and $85M….” He also revealed that there would be a bit more money included in the same offer: “…plus an option for a 4th year at $35M.”
If Alonso had accepted the Red Sox’s offer, he would have earned an average salary of $28.3 million per year by signing with Boston. This would have been slightly more than what he received from the Mets between 2024 and 2025, but slightly less than his new five-year contract with the Orioles.
What did Alonso earn with the Mets in the 2025 season?
Alonso’s salary with the Mets in the 2025 season was $27 million, which was the final year of a two-year, $54 million contract. That was his last contract with them; he totaled $74.9 million in career earnings with New York over nearly eight years of contracts.
Now with the Orioles, he will have an opportunity to significantly increase his career earnings. His new contract is worth a total of $155 million, with an average annual salary of $31 million, which is a very good contract for a first baseman.
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Will Alonso be the highest-paid Oriole?
Yes, he will be the highest-paid player among all his teammates for the 2026 season, unless the Orioles sign another player and offer them substantially more money. Alonso’s salary will put him above Tyler O’Neill, who currently has a salary of $16.5 million.
