The National League Wild Card race is already packed with drama, but the storyline doesn’t end there.
Behind the scenes, whispers are growing louder about what could become one of the most shocking offseason moves in years.
The Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets are battling head-to-head for a postseason spot right now, yet their futures may soon collide in an even bigger way.
One name stands at the center of it all: Pete Alonso.
For a Reds team built on youth, speed, and raw potential, the missing link has always been power.
The kind of power that can flip a game in one swing.
The front office knows it, fans feel it, and now national reporters are beginning to point at a blockbuster solution.
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale fanned the flames on Sunday by suggesting that Alonso could be sitting at the top of Cincinnati’s offseason wish list.
Known as one of the league’s most feared sluggers, the Mets first baseman would instantly transform the Reds’ lineup into one of the most dangerous in baseball.
Nightengale described Cincinnati as a “natural fit” for Alonso, arguing that his bat would provide exactly the kind of thunder the Reds have been missing.
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Bringing him to Great American Ball Park — one of the most hitter-friendly stadiums in the majors — would be a nightmare scenario for opposing pitchers.
If the rumors ever turned into reality, it wouldn’t just be a signing — it would be a statement. A message that the Reds are done waiting for the future and are ready to seize the present.
And for the Mets? Losing Alonso would shake Queens to its core, marking the end of an era in New York.
