It was a family affair in Baltimore for Pete Alonso and his biggest supporters.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Haley Alonso, the wife of the Orioles’ new $155 million first baseman, recapped a trip to Oriole Park at Camden Yards with their 3-month-old son as Alonso begins his next chapter in the AL East following seven seasons with the Mets.
Captioning the post, “Got to see daddy’s new office!” Alonso and Haley are seen holding up the five-time All-Star’s new jersey with their son in one photo, while the 31-year-old slugger shows his bundle of joy the new ballpark in another.
“Pete’s telling him that he’s going to see lotsss of home runs here,” Haley wrote in an Instagram Story.
Alonso agreed to a five-year pact with the Orioles earlier this month after opting out of the end of a two-year, $54 million deal he signed with the Mets in February.
He is coming off a 38-home run season in which he appeared in all 162 regular-season games.
“New York, thank you. These last few years have shaped me in ways I’ll carry for the rest of my life. This city demands your best and I’m proud to look back knowing I gave everything I had into earning the privilege of wearing that jersey,” Alonso wrote on Instagram in his farewell to the Mets.
“I’ve been blessed with incredible teammates, coaches, trainers, staff, and countless people who helped shape me into the player and man I am today. I’m forever grateful for every person who challenged me, supported me and believed in me along the way.”
The Mets, who also lost star closer Edwin Diaz in free agency to the Dodgers, did not make a contract offer to Alonso before he linked up with the Orioles, noti.group’s Joel Sherman previously reported.
The Orioles introduced Alonso on Dec. 12 — one day after Haley, his wife of four years, penned her own tribute to commemorate her husband’s run in Queens.
“As his wife I can say that Pete gave you everything he had, every single day,” she posted on Instagram. The accolades he received for his play during his time there are nice and appreciated but I hope his legacy with New York is how deeply he cared and how much of himself he poured into this game, this team and this city. Day in and day out.”
Alonso and Haley became first-time parents in September.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
