Peter Alonso

Peter Morgan Alonso (born December 7, 1994) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the New York Mets organization.

Alonso attended Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida, for his first two years of high school, and transferred to Henry B. Plant High School in Tampa to complete high school. He played baseball for the school's baseball team as a third baseman. He enrolled at the University of Florida, where he played college baseball for the Florida Gators as a first baseman. He was named All-Southeastern Conference in his freshman year. In 2016, he competed for Florida in the 2016 College World Series.

The New York Mets selected Alonso in the second round, with the 64th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Mets for a $909,200 signing bonus, and spent 2016 with the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League, where he posted a .321 batting average with 5 home runs and 21 RBI's. He was chosen to participate in the league's All-Star Game.