PORT ST. LUCIE — Peter Alonso will be handed nothing — and like it.
The rookie first baseman will be among the most scrutinized players in camp for the Mets this spring, but he needs to win the job, according to Mickey Callaway, because the organization isn’t taking the approach the spot is his to lose.
Alonso hit 36 homers last season between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas and is regarded as the organization’s No. 2 prospect, behind infielder Andres Gimenez.
“[Alonso] has to earn it, just like everybody else,” Callaway said Wednesday.