{"id":37737,"date":"2025-03-01T09:17:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T09:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=37737"},"modified":"2025-03-01T09:17:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T09:17:25","slug":"breaking-pete-alonso-reveals-truth-of-meeting-before-re-signing-with-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=37737","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Pete Alonso reveals truth of meeting before re-signing with Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Mets first baseman Pete Alonso details the meeting with David Stearns and Steve Cohen that got him to re-sign in Queens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pete-Alonso-reveals-truth-of-meeting-before-re-signing-with-New-York.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Pete Alonso front and center. David Stearns behind to right. Steve Cohen behind to left\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Mets had a very eventful offseason. Their big splash was Juan Soto, who signed the richest contract in North American sports history. But fan favorite Pete Alonso was a free agent as well and the negotiations were grueling. Alonso spoke with Erik Kratz from Foul Territory about his free agency process and the final meeting with Mets GM David Stearns and owner Steve Cohen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pete Alonso reveals what went down in his meeting with Steve Cohen and David Stearns before re-signing with the Mets. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NDZ8eHn7BP\">pic.twitter.com\/NDZ8eHn7BP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoulTerritoryTV\/status\/1895559597072523545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreviously, I never really got a look behind the curtain or necessarily a full understanding of the in-depth philosophies, the vision for the future,\u201d Alonso said. He continued, \u201cI think it was just discussing everything, the full vision, over not just this year but the next couple of years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wanted to have a mastery and understanding of it all and to get on the same page as David\u2026to get that in-depth conversation with David and just visions for the future,\u201d the Mets&#8217; slugger said. \u201cI think that was very important for me. I&#8217;m stoked to be back and I think we&#8217;re going to do great things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The negotiations between the Mets and Alonso were far from perfect, as Steve Cohen said they were more difficult than Soto&#8217;s, but it got done in the end. His two-year deal does have a player option after 2025, so they could be back at the negotiation table soon.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso&#8217;s offensive numbers slipped slightly in 2024, as 34 homers and 88 RBIs were both his lowest in any 162-game season. But his playoff power against the Brewers and Phillies made it nearly impossible for the Mets to let him go. 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