A December 26 article from Jon Heyman of the New York Post conveyed that the New York Mets and longtime first baseman Pete Alonso aren’t particularly close to making a deal.
“While we’ve said here the Mets and Pete Alonso need to figure it out, there is said to be a sizable gap in talks at the moment,” Heyman wrote.
Heyman still asserted that there’s a chance Alonso will sign with the Mets. But if they can’t come to terms, the Mets will likely look elsewhere to fill their vacancy at third base…