Tony Plate - Pete Alonso Competing for The First Base Job

Pete Alonso is competing for the first-base job along with Dom Smith and Todd Frazier. 

He got off to a good start with the bat by hitting a two-run homer against the Atlanta Braves in the New York Mets first spring training game. 

He hit 36 homers with 119 runs batted in with a .975 OPS at two levels in the minor leagues last season, but the Mets did not call him up, because of his defensive deficiency at first base. 

Alonso, who has good power, is determined to work hard on his defense and play the best he can consistently through the remaining five weeks of spring training.

The Mets had a surprise visit last week at their spring training complex from Alex Rodriguez who was touring the team’s complex. The hundreds of fans along the fence that were waiting for their favorite player immediately took notice when Alex came out. 

He conducted an interview with general manger Brodie Van Wagenen. He also chatted with Jeff Wilpon, Terry Collins, Ruben Amaro Jr and some of the players. Alex and Mickey Callaway go along way back, because they were former teammates with the Texas Rangers.

PC - Ed Delany

Tim Tebow, who GM Brodie Van Wagenen thinks has a chance to make the opening day roster, played in Sunday’s 10-1 loss to the Houston Astros. 

Tebow started in left field and came to the plate with two runners on and hit a shot to left-center which was caught by a diving Myles Straw. 

Prior to that, Tebow tried to make a diving catch in the outfield which he thought he had, but the ball came out of his glove after he took a tumble and hit the bleachers or chairs. 

In 2018 he played for the New York Mets Eastern League Affiliate-the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and was named to the Eastern League All-Star Team in his second full season in the Mets minor league system.

PC - Reese Kaplan 

Another prospect that is trying to make a name for himself is third baseman David Thompson. In his last full season, he hit 16 homers for Double-A Binghamton in 2017. 

He was in major league camp last spring, however he spent most of 2018 rehabbing a broken left hand and had elbow problems which was caused by a bone spur and chips that had to be removed.  He played 22 games for Triple-A Las Vegas last season before the injuries came. 

He was invited to minor league camp this year and hit a three-run homer in a 3-3 tie with the Houston Astros on Monday.