There were several intriguing moments from the New York Mets' January 25 Amazin' Day fan fest event at Citi Field. However, the most compelling was surely what
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen sharply criticized the negotiations with free agent first baseman Pete Alonso in a public event with fans Saturday.
Steve Cohen can afford to pay Pete Alonso whatever he wants. The man ranked No. 162 on Bloomberg's Billionaires index has already committed to paying Juan Soto
As New York Mets fans chanted “We Want Pete,” team owner Steve Cohen addressed the negotiations with free agent Pete Alonso.
The New York Mets may be preparing for life without longtime first baseman and current free agent Pete Alonso. The Mets held their annual fan fest on Saturday, during which third baseman Brett Baty confirmed a New York Post report that stated he was asked to begin working out at first base ahead of spring training.
If the New York Mets don't re-sign homegrown slugger Pete Alonso, could they pursue a trade with the Detroit Tigers for Spencer Torkelson?
Whether or not Mets fans will have another opportunity to cheer on Pete Alonso is still very much up in the air.
Another team has entered the group chat sweepstakes. Free agent first baseman Pete Alonso and his camp met with the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, as multiple
Steve Cohen, in an apparent message to Pete Alonso's agent Scott Boras, said that the Mets' negotiations with the free agent first baseman have been "exhausting."
Free agent first baseman Pete Alonso remains unsigned less than a week from February, and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen got "brutally honest" during an event Saturday about winter negotiations with the team's longtime slugger.
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen, top baseball operations executive David Stearns, and manager Carlos Mendoza held a forum during the team's fan fest event on Saturday. Predictably, the group was met with "We want Pete" chants from onlookers hoping to persuade the braintrust into entering a new agreement with longtime first baseman and current free agent Pete Alonso.