Just before Mets owner Steve Cohen answered a question about where things stand with Alonso, a homegrown star and free agent first baseman, during a panel discussion, a spirited crowd began chanting, “Let’s Sign Pete! Let’s sign Pete! Let’s sign Pete!”
It is conceivable that Baty and Acuña alone could replace Alonso's home runs, which is to say nothing of what they stand to gain from their new center fielder. That is Jose Siri, who hit as many homers on his own last season (18) as the Mets got from all their center fielders.
In Steve Cohen's 'brutally honest" assessment, he expressed his displeasure with the way discussions have gone with Pete Alonso's camp.
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
Mets fans got some face time with the owner during a panel session at the team’s Amazin’ Day fanfest at Citi Field. During the session, fans began chanting “we want Pete”, leading Cohen to provide an update on where things stand. "I don't like the negotiations. I don't like what's been presented to us."
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.
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen didn’t hold back in his recent interview during the inaugural Amazin’ Day at Citi Field this past weekend. Cohen and David Stearns made, they didn’t completely close the door on a Pete Alonso reunion, even with the rather harsh comments.
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen announced the team's decision to move on from Pete Alonso and explore other free agents, citing unsatisfactory contrac
Talks between the Toronto Blue Jays and free agent Pete Alonso have reportedly thawed, potentially opening the door for Alonso to return to the New York Mets.
The only reason we’re having this conversation two weeks after the Mets' pivot is that Pete Alonso has not yet found a home with another team.
With his options dwindling in free agency, it’s long past time for Pete Alonso to decide what is most important: his legacy or his contract.