New York Mets owner Steve Cohen publicly acknowledged that contract talks with free-agent first baseman and Mets fan-favorite Pete Alonso have been "an exhausting" process. It seems Cohen isn't yet ready to completely move on from the 30-year-old slugger.

New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns and owner Steve Cohen discussed the team's "exhausting" negotiations with free agent Pete Alonso. Stearns emphasized the Mets love for Alonso,

In Steve Cohen's 'brutally honest" assessment, he expressed his displeasure with the way discussions have gone with Pete Alonso's camp.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen, top baseball operations executive David Stearns, and manager Carlos Mendoza held a forum during the team's fan fest event on Saturday. Predictably, the group was met with "We want Pete" chants from onlookers hoping to persuade the braintrust into entering a new agreement with longtime first baseman and current free agent Pete Alonso.

Both Mark Vientos and Brett Baty are putting in work at first base this offseason as Pete Alonso's free agency drifts closer to spring training.

This was a recurring theme throughout SNY broadcaster Gary Cohen’s conversation with the Mets’ leadership. Later, after Stearns repeated how much the team loves Alonso, their homegrown, free agent first baseman, Stearns expressed that they “also feel really good about the young players that are coming through (the) system.”

Many Mets fans attempted to send a message to the front office about Pete Alonso. The front office redirected the message to Scott Boras.

Until the ink dries on a Pete Alonso contract elsewhere, there will always be a chance he returns to the Mets. Owner Steve Cohen acknowledged that much during a panel discussion at the team’s Amazin’ Day fanfest event at Citi Field,

Talks between the Mets and Pete Alonso's agents at the Boras Corporation seemingly hit an impasse last week, as reports

Mets owner Steve Cohen got real on the failed negotiation talks with free agent !B and former Met Pete Alonso.

Pete Alonso remains arguably the biggest name remaining in free agency, and despite drawing interest from several clubs he remains unsigned.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen announced the team's decision to move on from Pete Alonso and explore other free agents, citing unsatisfactory contrac