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Mets Executive David Stearns on Not Re-Signing Pete Alonso: `In This Job, I Don't Get Mulligans'
Stearns said the Mets missed on too many free agents and lacked roster flexibility after injuries and underperformance sank the club to 74-88.
- On Monday, President of Baseball Operations David Stearns acknowledged the New York Mets' 74-88 finish, their worst record since 2017 and first last-place NL East result in 23 years.
- Despite a record $358 million payroll, the team never recovered from a 12-game losing streak in April, while injuries to Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor sidelined key lineup mainstays for extended stretches.
- Stearns admitted 'the totality of our production at first base wasn't good enough' after Mets first basemen managed only 18 homers, 77 RBIs, and a.667 OPS this season.
- Crowds at Citi Field chanted 'Fire Stearns' during the Baltimore Orioles' three-game sweep, as the team played at.500 pace after replacing manager Carlos Mendoza with farm director Andy Green.
- Organization leaders are 'extraordinarily motivated' to ensure the team avoids repeating this experience, with Stearns planning to correct decisions that created an 'uncapped downside scenario' during the 2026 campaign.
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