WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After banging baseballs off the pale yellow building far beyond the left field wall here at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, Pete Alonso bumps fists behind the batting cage with long-time buddy Jeff McNeil, warmly greets team owners Steve and Alex Cohen, then happily hands his batting glove to a tiny fan.

Pete Alonso speaks about how he is preparing for the upcoming season, the addition's that the team has made, and more

Alonso worked with Eric Chavez and co-hitting coach Jeremy Barnes on drills to better utilize hips and swing more efficiently.

Throughout the offseason, there was much uncertainty about whether the New York Mets would be able to re-sign slugging first baseman Pete Alonso. However, duri