New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso is more than just the reigning National League Rookie of the Year and MLB home run champion. He’s a classy, thoughtful young man who is as compassionate towards society as he is ferocious towards opposing pitchers.
On Thursday, after Major League Baseball announced that they were suspending all play in fear of the spreading COVID-19 “Coronavirus”, Alonso tweeted out the below message to the fans.
https://twitter.com/Pete_Alonso20/status/1238192485773475847
The 25-year-old Alonso took it upon himself to reach out and comfort and assure fans that we are all in this together. The Mets will continue to work out in Port St. Lucie until further notice.
The first two weeks of the season are history, unlikely to be made up when the season does finally begin. That’s 12 games, leaving just 150 games max to be played. It’s unlikely that the delay will be only two weeks. New York City is preparing for a prolonged shutdown of major venues across the region.
There is a possibility that MLB works out playing the beginning of the season in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues but that would still involve some travel and whether or not fans would be allowed to view the games is not known.