Much has been made throughout April about how New York Mets star outfielder Juan Soto isn’t producing at the plate as advertised after he signed a 15-year, $765M contract that could exceed $800M to join the Mets during the offseason. However, Tim Britton of The Athletic is among those who have pointed out that first baseman Pete … Read more
By accepting a two-year deal that included a player opt-out after the 2025 campaign, returning New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso put himself in a contract season for the second straight year. Mets owner Steve Cohen recently spoke with Deesha Thosar of Fox Sports about how Alonso will handle the pressure of facing another “prove … Read more
Shortly after it was reported Tuesday that New York Mets owner Steve Cohen “was back in conversation with” representatives for free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso, WFAN’s Evan Roberts suggested Alonso had instructed agent Scott Boras to get a deal done. Whether or not that’s the case may never be known, but Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith revealed on Wednesday that anybody believing … Read more
This past Saturday, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen publicly acknowledged that contract talks with free-agent first baseman and Mets fan-favorite Pete Alonso have been “an exhausting” process. It seems Cohen isn’t yet ready to completely move on from the 30-year-old slugger. “No more than 48 hours after publicly lamenting the seemingly endless saga…Cohen was back in conversation with Alonso’s camp,” Jon … Read more
MLB Network’s Jim Duquette sounded confident last week that the Toronto Blue Jays landing free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso was “out of the equation” after Toronto agreed to a five-year deal worth at least $92.5M with outfielder Anthony Santander. During Monday’s edition of the SNY “Baseball Night in New York” program, MLB insider Andy Martino suggested the … Read more
Talks between the Mets and Pete Alonso’s agents at the Boras Corporation seemingly hit an impasse last week, as reports emerged that the Mets expected Alonso to sign elsewhere after the two sides each rejected the other’s contract offers. Team owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns each addressed the situation at … Read more
Shortly after it was learned earlier this week that the Toronto Blue Jays had agreed to a five-year deal worth at least $92.5M with outfielder Anthony Santander, TSN’s Scott Mitchell reported that free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso was “still in play” for the Blue Jays even though it’s believed they want to sign first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to … Read more
The Mets and Pete Alonso have been in a staredown for a while but it seems the club is blinking. Andy Martino of SNY reports that they now expect him to sign elsewhere, with Thursday’s agreement with Jesse Winker part of a plan to spread money around to various alternatives. Earlier today, Will Sammon and … Read more
MLB Network analyst Jim Duquette seems to have some inside information about the free-agency saga involving first baseman Pete Alonso and the New York Mets. Duquette recently suggested that Mets owner Steve Cohen “may have to eventually jump in” regarding negotiations between Alonso’s camp and Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns. It sounds like Cohen won’t … Read more
It certainly seems that All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso hasn’t yet rejoined the New York Mets or signed with a different team in free agency because he hasn’t landed the type of contract he’s looking to secure. While speaking with media members on Wednesday, former Mets captain and franchise icon David Wright offered some friendly advice for Alonso. “It’s … Read more