LOS ANGELES — In the final days of the regular season and so often through this postseason run, Pete Alonso could wave his bat like a wand and conjure up one more game for the Mets — one more game in which he would play for the Mets. On Sunday, the magic was all gone, and his future became the startling present.

Oct. 20, 2024, marked the end of the New York Mets' magical season, two wins away from a World Series. It also may have been the end of first baseman Pete Alonso‘s time wearing the only uniform he’s ever known.

Pete Alonso could not quite find the right words when he realized that there was no more New York Mets baseball separating him from free agency. “Right now, I’m just kind of shell-shocked that the season’s over,