It might not take long for NY Mets fans to tell Pete Alonso how they really feel

So, where does Pete Alonso go now? If it’s not the New York Mets, where the consensus seems to be they’ve moved on, the slugging first baseman will need to convince someone else to alter their plans. He was apparently part of Plan-A for the Mets. Now he’ll need to be someone else’s Plan-B.

One of the rumored destinations for Alonso happens to be a team Mets fans have gotten to learn a little more about in recent weeks. The Toronto Blue Jays, still healing from having their hearts ripped out as the bridesmaids yet again in the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes, are thought to be a potential landing spot for Alonso. Put him at the DH spot in the same lineup with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and see what kind of magic they can spark.

As luck, coincidence, or chaos would have it, this Alonso destination would have him hearing exactly how the Mets fans truly feel about him very quickly. It’s on Friday April 4 Citi Field opens its doors again for regular season baseball with the Blue Jays in town.

Cheers, jeers, and everything in between will rain down at the Mets home opener on Pete Alonso if he ends up with the Blue Jays

It’s such a strange situation with Alonso. Do we hold it against him for wanting more money? Are the Mets to blame for not giving into whatever his latest demands have been which, by the suggested rumors, don’t seem to be all that out of reach from what they’ve been willing to make?

The problem is we don’t know exactly what Alonso is seeking. He has rejected long and expensive contract extensions. He has turned down more lucrative deals than the recent one in the $70 million range over three seasons. Years? Money? The Mets have offered all options to him and each has been turned down.

When a player leaves a franchise, there are a couple of ways to welcome them back. You can give them a standing ovation for all they gave your team back when they wore your laundry. You can pour out your best boos and let them know they’re the enemy. Then there’s the one reception Alonso won’t get, whether he’s with the Blue Jays or someone else—no response at all.

Alonso is as popular as he is frustrating in the eyes of Mets fans. A bit quirky at times and a mature leader at other moments, Alonso has a personality that seems to directly mimic every character Chris Pratt has portrayed. He’s not always Andy from Parks and Recreation. Alonso has his serious side as well, appearing more like Pratt in films such as Zero Dark Thirty where you wonder why they needed him to play the role in the first place when 70% of his screen time is in the dark. While Francisco Lindor always seems present, happy, and positive, Alonso is a guy who has emotions he could never hide. They have the kind of range we can only hope whoever replaces him at first base does on defense.

Until Alonso actually roasts the Mets fans or organization, there isn’t much of a reason to do anything more than show appreciation whenever he does return to Citi Field. This is feeling like a mutual breakup.