Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Pete Alonso , but he wont be participating in the Home Run Derby. The first baseman has taken part in the competition four times and won it twice. This time, though, he said he values getting ready for the second half more. I decided not to do it this year, Alonso said after he was named to the NL team Sunday following a . Ive never really fully enjoyed three off-days. I just want to be in the best po sible position to help this team win in the second half. He pointed to the toll Josh Harris Jersey it can take as the Mets prepare for the second half of the season. Pete Alonso will not be participating in the Home Run Derby this year. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Its not nece sarily the work and the swing, Alonso said of his decision to sit it out. Its the adrenaline. Youve got to be up in compete and game mode. Alonso first won the competition during his historic rookie season in 2019 and again in 2021. He also took part in it in 2022 and 23. Explore More Alonso added that he could take part in the derby again in the future, depending on the venue. It doesnt mean no forever, Alonso said. For me, if the All-Star Game happens at Citi Field or another park I love to hit at like Fenway [Park] or Wrigley [Field], for sure. But for me, Im not nece sarily called to do it. I love the event. I didnt feel motivated to do it this year, and I figured Id take a break and use it as recovery. Kodai Senga physically feels fine, according to manager Carlos Mendoza, following his Saturday rehab start for Triple-A Syracuse. Mets officials are expected to decide within the next day or two whether the right-hander is ready to rejoin the team for his next start. Senga has been rehabbing a right hamstring strain since June 12. Je se Winker played in a fourth minor league rehab game on Sunday and could potentially join the Mets on Tuesday in Baltimore, according to Mendoza. CHECK OUT THE AND The veteran outfielder has been rehabbing an oblique strain since early May. Mendoza said his frustration with plate umpire John Bacon had been building throughout the game, leading to his ninth-inning ejection for arguing a called third strike on Luis Torrens. Mendozas ejection was his second in eight games. Especially in that situation leading off an inning, you are down two and you want to get guys on base, Mendoza said. You get calls like that, its pretty frustrating. Joseph Schergen Jersey