The New York Mets and free-agent slugger Pete Alonso are reportedly far apart in negotiations regarding a return to the team. According to Jon Heyman of

The New York Mets added Juan Soto this offseason, but have yet to come to terms with Pete Alonso. With suitors for Alonso dwindling, the Mets seem to have a good chance of keeping him in Queens. However,

Will the New York Mets re-sign Pete Alonso in MLB free agency? It certainly remains a possibility, and the chances of it coming to fruition are seemingly beginning to increase, per MLB.com. New York is likely open to a reunion regardless of the circumstances,

The free agency market for first basemen was moving over the last week, and it has left Pete Alonso as the top remaining player without a home. It might make the most sense for him to end up re-signing with the New York Mets.

While the MLB offseason is heating up, the New York Mets find themselves in a unique position of re-signing Pete Alonso another time.