It should be a fun summer at Citi Field watching Pete contribute to a great lineup and chase the franchise home run record.” Alonso has hit 226 homers. Darryl Strawberry owns the Mets’ all-time mark with 252.

Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns discusses Pete Alonso's new deal and his outlook for the 2025 season and beyond

Pete Alonso and the Mets finalized their $54 million, two-year contract Wednesday. Also, president of baseball operations David Stearns confirmed that Jose Iglesias is unlikely to return to the team this year.

Pete Alonso discusses meeting with Steve Cohen and David Stearns to sign back with the Mets, the energy of the 2024 postseason, Juan Soto and more

Days before Pete Alonso agreed to return to the Mets, he met at a Tampa social club with his agent, Scott Boras, Mets owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns. The agenda was simple.

Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets from spring training Try it now The “exhausting” contract negotiations between Pete Alonso and Mets owner Steve Cohen finally ended two weeks ago and it seems that Alonso just needed to do the arrangements all along.

With Pete Alosno back in the fold, the Mets enter 2025 as one of several teams vying for the World Series in a tough National League.

A week ago, David Stearns and Steve Cohen sat down with Pete Alonso and his agent, Scott Boras, at a tony social club in Tampa.

Cohen was driving the bus in the Pete Alonso talks, but the contract had Stearns' fingerprints all over it: a two-year, $54 million deal with an opt-out after the first season.

Even when it looked as though the Mets were ready to move on from the Polar Bear, a reunion never felt far off.

With Pete Alonso's contract official David Stearns could address what it took to get a deal and the impact he can have in a lineup led by Juan Soto.

For much of the offseason, Alonso’s return was no guarantee. At points, Stearns said, he thought “there was a very real possibility that he was going to end up elsewhere.” Cohen described the talks as “exhausting” in late January, adding “I don’t like what’s been presented to us.”