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Alonso's new contract, listed at two years and $54 million, equating to $30 million in the first year and an opt-out for the second at $24 million, signals both a fresh start and a calculated risk. Earlier, Alonso had turned down a more lucrative seven-year offer worth $158 million, but the changing landscape of the first base market led him back to the Mets when few other teams remained interested in making a significant bid.