People let me tell you 'bout my best friend,' Harry Nilsson once sang. Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso have been two constants for the New York Mets since the 201

What could the Mets still do to improve this year if they had to move on from Alonso but are limiting themselves to reasonable short-term deals?

An under-the-radar trade candidate for the Mets could be Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle. Stuck in a platoon with Ryan O'Hearn in Baltimore, Mountcastle has quietly put up a 114 OPS+ in five seasons in the big leagues.

Pete Alonso’s free-agency saga still appears to be at a screeched halt, as a limited market that refuses to give him the term (or money) he wants has left him out in the cold this winter. Twice now, Alonso has turned down offers from the Mets — once in 2023 when former GM Billy

The New York Mets believe emerging third baseman Mark Vientos can slide across and take the spot once occupied by Pete Alonso, per the New York Post.

That was the basis of Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino’s argument on “The Chris Rose Rotation” on Monday. The 27-year-old pointed to slugger Pete Alonso as an example of a first baseman undervalued by his former team, the New York Mets.

A potential free agent option for the New York Mets, outfielder Anthony Santander, agreed to a five-year, $92.5 million deal, with the Toronto Blue Jays on Mond

The New York Mets are still interested in a reunion with Pete Alonso, but there appears to be another team in the mix, according to former GM Jim Duquette.

During an appearance on the “The Chris Rose Rotation” podcast Monday, the Richmond native purported that Billy Beane’s prized stat undervalues his breed — first basemen — and that the Mets front office should look past Pete Alonso’s career 3.8 average and at everything else he brings to the table.

Despite David Stearns and Mets owner Steve Cohen's words of praise toward Pete Alonso, the destination of the first baseman remains open-ended.