Mets pass on a Polar Bear plunge, so who’s on first? By . Peter Botte. Published Jan. 17, 2025, 7:40 a.m. ET. Jason Szenes for the NY Post ...

Which makes it the perfect metaphor for the New York Mets’ season—an unfathomable, beautiful mess that is only continuing because the Polar Bear finally woke up from an extended hibernation.

In Spring Training, he said ‘You look like a big, damn polar bear.’ And then it just kind of stuck,” Alonso said in 2019, via Jared Schwartz of The New York Post .

The Mets have done a bobblehead for Alonso as a polar bear and some fans have dressed up as a polar bear to show their support. So that is the story behind Polar Pete, who has ice in his veins ...

Mets, Pete Alonso finally break stalemate: Polar Bear is here to stay. Updated: Feb. 05, 2025, 10:36 p.m. ... (252), which the Mets expect Alonso to break this season.

The "Polar Bear" is heading back to Queens. Slugging first baseman Pete Alonso agreed to a two-year, $54 million with New York Mets that includes an opt-out after the first year, finally re ...

So Pete Alonso is back with the Mets, and everyone is happy. The Polar Bear is happy because he never wanted to leave the Mets, especially after he grudgingly came to realize he didn’t have a ...

As the Mets snapped a four-game losing streak on Wednesday night against the Athletics, Pete Alonso was back making his massive presence felt. More Pete Alonso, please: Mets need big nights out of ...

Watch: Pete Alonso – the 'Polar Bear' – sends Mets to NLDS with ninth-inning home run. Cydney Henderson. USA TODAY. The New York Mets were two outs away from their season ending.

So Pete Alonso is back with the Mets and everyone is happy.. The Polar Bear is happy because he never wanted to leave the Mets, especially after he grudgingly came to realize he didn’t have a ...

Then the Polar Bear Roared. Pete Alonso had been mired in a slump when he stepped up to the plate with the Mets on the brink of elimination. Then, with one swing of the bat, he led them to a ...