On Thursday, the New York Post 's Joel Sherman reported the Mets offered Alonso a three-year deal in the $68 million to $70 million range. The offer was rejected and the team pivoted away from its long-time first baseman to pursue other targets.

Pete Alonso reportedly turned down the New York Mets' counteroffer in free agency. Per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon, Alonso's camp proposed

The Mets and longtime first baseman Pete Alonso have continued to negotiate on a possible reunion through much of the offseason, but nothing has come together yet. On Thursday, the New York Post reported that the Mets had made a "last-ditch" offer and then,