Pete Alonso de Mets for former Dom Smith teammate in the battle of the Yankees list

PUERTO ST. Lucie – has spent time since Pete Alonso played with Dom Smith, who has bounced in the League since he left the Mets in 2022.

But now Smith is trying to win a place on the list with the Yankees of Crosstown, and due in part to Giancarlo Stanton is out indefinitely with injuries in both elbowsThere is the potential, the Zurdo Smith will be on the Bronx on the opening day after signing a minor leagues agreement in the low season.

And although Alonso does not keep in touch with his former teammate as he used to do it, he is pulling the 29 years, who separated last season with the reds and the red socks and has three home runs for the Yankees this spring.

“I am very happy for him that he is having a good camp,” Alonso said about Smith, who was once considered the first base of the future Mets, until Alonso appeared.

“Dom is a really good player and I hope they let him break with the team and give a lot of shifts to the bat,” Alonso said.

Smith is fighting Ben Rice and JC Escarra, both also left -handed batters, for at least part -time DH tasks to start the season after the right -handed Everson Pereira was sent to the minor leagues camp while playing back from Tommy John surgery.

Rice and Escarra can provide depth behind the dish, supporting Austin Wells, and there is always the clear possibility of Yankees Add a direct confinement option Before the end of spring training.

For now, however, Smith remains in the mixture.

His career reached its maximum point in 2020, when he obtained some MVP votes during the Covid-Shorted season, when he was still fighting at the beginning with Alonso.

Once there was a little debate about how Mets should handle the position that advances before Alonso became the first full -time base forever in 2021.

He is back in Queens again after an incurs incursion into free agency, but Smith has had a much more tortuous trip through the elderly since it was since it was Not tending for the METS after the 2022 season.

Smith has appeared at the Major Leagues for Washington, Cincinnati and Boston, but it has also spent time with puppies and Rays before joining the Yankees in January.

“The only thing with Dom is that he always has a great attitude and makes everyone smile,” Alonso said. “That is always consistent with him. It makes everyone around him want to be better. He has a very positive personality and there is a lot that can do to help a team.”

And Alonso hopes that will happen with the Yankees.

“I really want them to do well and crush it there,” Alonso said. “People in New York love him. I hope they give him some track once the season begins and not only in the camp and find success. They deserve it.”