The Baltimore Orioles are apparently pushing their chips in. After reports swirled that they made a $150 million offer to Kyle Schwarber , who ended up back with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Orioles stunned MLB by signing Pete Alonso .

Alonso is signing a five-year, $155 million deal to come to the Orioles in a massive surprise during the MLB Winter Meetings.

The Mets seemed hesitant to pay big money to Alonso , which opened the path for teams such as the Orioles and Boston Red Sox, but he decided to come to Baltimore in a massive AL East move.

While $155 million is a ton of money, Spotrac weighed in on some comparisons with the deal.

‘1B Pete Alonso has agreed to a 5 year, $155 million free agent contract with the Baltimore #Orioles. The $31M APY makes him the 2nd highest

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