Edwin Diaz, Pete Alonso express no regrets about leaving Mets and already feeling comfortable in new homes

There were no press conferences at Citi Field on Friday. But as the Mets’ quiet offseason continued, there was activity elsewhere that likely got Mets fans’ attention. Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.If they were paying close enough attention, they would have noticed Pete Alonso in Baltimore and Edwin Díaz in Los Angeles, both introduced Friday afternoon. The pair of ex-Met stars were beaming in their new homes, Alonso fresh off his five-year, $155 million deal with the Orioles and Díaz with a three-year, $69 million contract with the Dodgers. And neither expressed any regret about leaving Queens behind. “It wasn’t easy,” Díaz said about ending his time with the Mets to join the two-time defending World Series champions.
“I spent seven years in New York.… They treated me great.
I chose the Dodgers because they are a winning organization.I’m looking to win and I think they have everything [needed] to win.
Picking the Dodgers was pretty easy.” Díaz didn’t give the Mets a chance to match the Dodgers’ offer, which was only $3 million more than the last one he received from the Mets. Alonso, on the other hand, didn’t even get an offer from the Mets once they learned the stratosphere he had reached with other teams, which landed him in Baltimore. He said Friday he “really enjoyed my time” with the Mets, but jumped on the opportunity to head to Camden Yards. “For me, there was no hesitation at all,” Alonso said of joining the Orioles and new manager Craig Albernaz.“[I said], ‘Yup, that’s the team …’ This park, this city, this organization.
Everything just clicked.It was a perfect fit.” Wearing the unfamiliar No.
25, since 20 is retired by the Orioles for Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, Alonso acknowledged the element of the unknown. “The free agency process, once that starts, you really don’t know what�...