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As it turns out, if you lead the league in home runs as a hitter, you ought to get a raise. It doesn’t matter that you are making near the MLB minimum. The New York Mets‘ slugger and starting first baseman Pete Alonso will receive the largest amount of money ever paid to a second-year player.
The Mets came to an agreement with Alonso this week on a $652,521 salary, a source told MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. That is the largest amount of money in Major League history for a sophomore.
“For the Mets to make this happen, it’s incredible,” Alonso said to MLB.