Joel Sherman

Pete Alonso returned to the Mets, and that put Darryl Strawberry and the franchise homer record on alert.

Even though the Yankees already project to a luxury tax payroll of roughly $305 million, they should count themselves fortunate that Jose Iglesias is still available in free agency.

When the Mets unveiled their lineup top three in Saturday’s spring opener, the joy in a sold-out Clover Park was overt for what it represented.

Considering his long-ago tortured starting history, aside from running on the field to open a game, this all felt, in Clay Holmes’ word, “normal.”

This is how a Swiftie sounds about their favorite pop singer. How an art aficionado might feel seeing the Mona Lisa for the first time at The Louvre.

Soto was Soto. The best at-bat in the sport, even on Day 1.

But only one player at a time can play third base. Thus, the Red Sox are dealing with this problem on steroids now.

When the Mets arrived at spring training, their intention was to go with a six-man rotation from the outset of the regular season. 

On Friday morning, the Yankees made a shocking change — one The Post’s Joel Sherman called for in 2022.

This was defending a fort that should have been condemned years ago.