The New York Mets have had a busy offseason but could be scrambling to find a first baseman if Pete Alonso leaves. The team has already asked one potential Alonso replacement to return.

Free agent Pete Alonso will return to the New York Mets and the fire his agent, Scott Boras, for failing to deliver on promises, a WFAN radio host predicts.

The New York Mets have multiple players who call Scott Boras their agent. But according to one New York radio host, there is one to blame for Pete Alonso’s free agency stalemate.

The Cincinnati Reds could be a dark-horse candidate for four-time New York Mets All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso as Alonso's free agency continues, according to a report Thursday night from the New York Post's Jon Heyman.

For Boomer Esiason, Friday is P-Day. The former Jets quarterback and current WFAN host was convinced Thursday night that first baseman Pete Alonso and the Mets would finally reunite Friday, ending months of free-agent intrigue between them. “I’m feeling like Pete is a Met tomorrow,” Esiason wrote on X at 8:48 PM on Jan. 30.

According to MLB Insider Bob Nightengale of USA Today, it feels 'inevitable' that slugging first baseman Pete Alonso will return to the New York Mets. He posted

As the Mets and Pete Alonso beat around the bush on a potential contract, the Reds are now trying to acquire his services.

Could another NL team enter the sweepstakes for New York Mets free agent first baseman Pete Alonso? On Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post named the Cinci

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.

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.

So, beyond revealing an exhaustion from negotiating with Alonso’s camp, Cohen’s comments confirmed a couple of other matters. One, in a world without Alonso returning to Flushing, the Mets may add more pieces. Two, the Mets are at least acting like they care about how much they spend.