New York Mets stars reveal love for Chelsea and ‘savage’ Didier Drogba, as Pete Alonso hopes for stadium tour during MLB London Series trip
Baseball star Pete Alonso has revealed his love for Chelsea and legend Dider Drogba ahead of his first ever trip to London this summer.
The New York Mets slugger is heading to the UK for the MLB World Tour: London Series as his team takes on old rivals Philadelphia Phillies on June 8 and 9.
Alonso is one of the top hitters in baseball and is heading to London this summer with the New York Mets
Alonso is one of the top hitters in baseball
Alonso is one of the top hitters in baseball and is heading to London this summer with the New York Mets
It will be the third time America’s pastime is brought to the English capital as part of the London Series, which sees one of MLB’s historic rivalries break new ground on British soil.
New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox were the first duo to play at West Ham’s London Stadium – which undergoes an epic transformation to turn it from football ground into world-class ballpark – in 2019, before Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals returned in 2023.
But this will be Alonso’s first visit to London, and he’s already looking forward to exploring the famous city with his teammates and family.
And he’s particularly interested in one building in particular – and it’s probably not what you’re thinking.
Speaking to talkSPORT at Spring Training ahead of the MLB Opening Day on Thursday, Alonso said: “I’m really excited for London. I’m really stoked.
I have never been and I’m just really excited to see what the city has to offer.
“Chelsea is my favourite football club. Didier Drogba is my favourite player and my favourite performance of his was against Bayern Munich in the Champions League game. The dude is an absolute savage. He’s one of my all-time favourites.
“I’d love to go to Stamford Bridge while we’re there. That would be one of those bucket list things for me.”
He’s also excited to visit another of the capital’s fine establishments – the Great British pub.
Alonso idolised Drogba after watching him at the World Cup and is now a Chelsea fan
“I’d also see Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Tower Bridge,” he continued. “I’d love to walk around Soho, try a proper Sunday roast, fish and chips, and hopefully you guys have a proper pint over there… after the game, not before!
“I’m really excited, there are a lot of things I’m excited about but I’m also looking to explore some different cultural things about London that we don’t get over here in the States.”
