Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. 

This week, we begin by celebrating the return of Pete Alonso, whose contract is really a win for all sides. We also discuss the return of Ryne Stanek, who is yet another player who mentioned family as a reason for signing with the Mets.

We then talk about the unfortunate news that Frankie Montas has a high grade lat strain and will be sidelined for at least 6 to 8 weeks. It is a blow to the rotation, but as we get into, the Mets still have quite a bit of pitching depth to draw from. 

We also discuss the state of baseball heading into spring training, particularly in the AL East, which will likely be the most competitive division in the American League with the Red Sox having added significant pieces, including Alex Bregman. Linda also gets her first look at the upsetting visual that is Devin Williams without a beard and we talk a little bit about Marcus Stroman reporting late to spring training. 

Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise. 

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