Pete Alonso, Orioles Agree to 5-YR, $155M Deal

Pete Alonso has agreed to a five-year, $155 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles.

The contract comes a year after Alonso, 30, struggled to secure a long-term deal on the free-agent market. With the move, the Orioles finally have their big-name free agent.

Alonso fits in well with the Orioles. Alonso immediately gives the team a middle-of-the-order power bat capable of posting big numbers regardless of the ballpark. That should work out well in Baltimore, where righties have had a tough time hitting home runs since the team altered the wall in left field.

After failing to land the mega-deal he desired last offseason, Alonso signed a two-year, $54 million pact to return to the New York Mets. That deal contained an opt-out  after the first year, allowing Alonso to test the free-agent waters again.

Seahawks Win Super Bowl, Dominate Patriots 29-13

It took more than a decade, but the Seattle Seahawks and their fans finally got their revenge Sunday for the famous Malcolm Butler play, defeating the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, to earn their second title in franchise history. In the process, they denied the Patriots what would have been a league-leading seventh Super Bowl win. 

In a Super Bowl rematch that was a defensive struggle from the outset, Seahawks kicker Jason Myers converted five field goals, a Super Bowl record, and quarterback Sam Darnold threw for 202 yards and one touchdown. Running back Kenneth Walker III rumbled for 135 yards on the ground, earning himself Super Bowl MVP honors, the first running back to do so since the Denver Broncos’ Terrell Davis in 1998. 

“We went through a lot of adversity this season, but we came together and we stuck together,” Walker said after the game. 

New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Matchup

Super Bowl 60 will be a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX; the Patriots will take on the Seahawks.

The two teams met in Super Bowl XLIX, when New England narrowly escaped, 28-24, thanks to Malcolm Butler’s game-sealing interception on the goal line. Seattle’s decision to not run the ball in for a potential touchdown with Marshawn Lynch went down in NFL history.

Now, the Seahawks will have a chance for some long-awaited get-back against New England.

Super Bowl 60

  • Date: Sunday, Feb. 8
  • Kickoff time: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • TV network: NBC
  • Location: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara

This will be the second Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium, 10 years after the first, as Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers was played there.