Pete Alonso has always been known more for his bat than his glove, but the Polar Bear is hoping to change that this season.

Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo check in with a new episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, as the Mets have started the season and there’s actual baseball to discuss!

The New York Mets rolled the Miami Marlins on Monday night by a score of 10-4. With the win, the Mets move to 2-2 on the young season while the Marlins fell to 3-2. The Mets pounded out 11 hits in the win,

Pete Alonso hit a grand slam and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 10-4. Starling Marte, Luis Torrens and Brandon Nimmo also went deep for the Mets, who finished with 11 hits in the opener of a three-game series.

Pete Alonso provided the first of what likely will be regular reminders of why it was so wise of the Mets to bring him back for at least another season. In their 10-4 win over the Marlins on Monday night,

Maybe the Mets don’t need torpedo bats after all. After an offensive-starved weekend in Houston, the Mets’ bats came alive in Miami on Monday night in a 10-4 win over the Marlins. With the LoanDepot Park roof closed and the two teams shielded from the hot,

MIAMI — The only known member of the Mets to use the torpedo bat this season is Francisco Lindor. That fact alone should tell you the innovative bat isn’t a panacea for a player — Lindor was 0-for-11 this season as Monday’s play against the Marlins began. Even so, Mets players are open to experimentation.

Francisco Lindor welcomed his third child on Sunday but wasted no time getting back to work. Though MLB grants players up to three days of paternity leave, the shortstop rejoined the team immediately,

After signing Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million contract this offseason (the largest contract in sports history) and re-signing slugger Pete Alonso to a two-year, $54 million deal, the New York Mets arguably have one of baseball's most lethal three-hitter stretches in their lineup.

New York Mets player Francisco Lindor and his wife, Katia, welcomed their third baby together, and announced the news via Instagram. In a joint post, they shared a photo of the baby boy swaddled and sleeping on a blanket with his name,

However, Lindor didn't start against the Miami Marlins on Monday. The four-time All-Star was held out of the lineup due to the birth of his newborn child on Sunday, but Mets manager Carlos Mendoza announced he'll be available off the bench,

With Francisco Lindor out of the Mets' lineup Monday, Starling Marte was batting leadoff and Luisangel Acuña at shortstop against the Marlins.