Mets Reach Unique Memorabilia Deal With Pete Alonso
By Daniel Marcillo
Pete Alonso has been one of the most dominant players in all of baseball this year, and he's producing at his ridiculous rate while earning a salary of $550,000. Well the Mets and Alonso agreed to a new deal, but it isn't to do with his contract for the club.
Alonso and the Mets signed a unique deal which allows the team to have exclusive rights to his game-used memorabilia.
Pete Alonso and the Mets have reached an agreement that the team is calling “the first deal of its kind in Major League Baseball.”
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) September 3, 2019
The Mets have exclusive rights to autographed game-used Alonso memorabilia.
It will be sold at https://t.co/IGchYQpRQD and Citi Field.
If you want to get your hands on any game-used Alonso memorabilia, you'll have to purchase it through the Mets themselves via their website or from vendors at Citi Field.
The one-of-a-kind deal will include autographed game items such as jerseys, home run balls and batting gloves.
The ❄️? stands alone.@Pete_Alonso20 now holds the record for the most #Mets home runs in a single season with 42. #LegendaryMoments pic.twitter.com/lwtBQPBo2v
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 28, 2019
Alonso's rookie season has been filled with records and never before seen moments. He holds the rookie home run record, Mets single season home run record and won a home run derby on top of that. It makes sense that a player as in demand as Alonso would be the first to sign on for one of these unique deals.
And just as with everything the first baseman does, he's taking it one step further as he plans to donate the proceeds to the Mets Foundation.