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The 37-year-old is recovering from May 2024 Tommy John surgery and stretching out slowly. Friday represented his first time pitching on one day’s rest. He has not yet gone back-to-back, which Mendoza said must happen before he is activated.

New York Mets slugger and two-time Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso is declining to participate this year in hopes of utilizing the three days of rest.

Pete Alonso ties the game with a clutch two-run homer as the New York Mets storm back to beat the Orioles 7–6 in extra innings.

Pete Alonso will be in the All-Star Game, but he won’t be participating in the Home Run Derby. The first baseman has taken part in the competition four times and won it twice. This time, though, he said he values getting ready for the second half more.

After winning titles in 2019 and 2021, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso will end his five-year streak and pass on the July 14 Home Run Derby in Atlanta.

They were down, then ahead, then down big before tying the game with four runs in the top of the eighth inning. On a night when stifling heat and humidity enveloped Camden Yards, the Mets came into Baltimore on Tuesday like “The Wire’s” Omar Little and caused havoc after the home team took a lead.

Alonso and the Mets will close out the first half with two three-game sets on the road: one against the Baltimore Orioles that starts on Tuesday, and then the other against the Kansas City Royals.

While Alonso wants to stay fresh in 2025 to help the Mets, he could have another reason for declining the event. Alonso signed a two-year, $54 million deal to return to the Mets in the offseason, but that deal contains an opt-out after 2025.

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso revealed that he won't be participating in the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby.

The New York Mets were predicted to add a 42 home run slugger and replenish their farm system in the upcoming draft.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the New York Mets vs. Kansas City Royals MLB game to be played on July 11, 2025 on ESPN.