The free agency of Pete Alonso has gone on much longer than just about anyone anticipated. When Alonso reportedly rejected a seven-year, $158 million extension from the New York Mets in 2023, he was expecting to cash in big time when he hit free agency after the 2024 season.

The New York Mets are still interested in a reunion with Pete Alonso, but there appears to be another team in the mix, according to former GM Jim Duquette.

The New York Mets believe emerging third baseman Mark Vientos can slide across and take the spot once occupied by Pete Alonso, per the New York Post.

“The Pete Alonso sweepstakes have taken many twists and turns this offseason, perhaps none more so than on Thursday when reports surfaced that the slugger was increasingly unlikely to return to the New York Mets,” Fansided MLB insider Robert Murray wrote recently.

Alonso remains a free agent who is seemingly without a plethora of options available to him as the start of spring training approaches.

During an appearance on the “The Chris Rose Rotation” podcast Monday, the Richmond native purported that Billy Beane’s prized stat undervalues his breed — first basemen — and that the Mets front office should look past Pete Alonso’s career 3.8 average and at everything else he brings to the table.

As the MLB offseason continues, the Mets, led by owner Steve Cohen, appear to be pivoting, with free agent Pete Alonso likely not returning.

The New York Mets are linked to free agent slugger Jurickson Profar to replace Pete Alonso, according to Robert Murray.

It seems the New York Mets and Pete Alonso will be parting ways. After spending the previous six seasons as the Mets’ incumbent first baseman and becoming one o

If the Pete Alonso era with the New York Mets really is coming to an end, the goal should be to replace him with another potential slugger. Alonso, the four-time All-Star first baseman, has been seeking a contract in excess of $30 million per year,

During a Tuesday appearance on the SNY "Mets Hot Stove" program, MLB Network analyst Jim Duquette indicated that the Blue Jays are no longer a realistic option for Alonso unless he decides he doesn't want to return to the New York Mets this winter.