New York Mets owner Steve Cohen was transparent with the Mets' fan base chanting for Pete Alonso to be re-signed, saying contract talks have been worse than Juan Soto's.

Because unlike Soto, who will be wearing a Mets uniform when the players start rolling into Port St. Lucie in a few weeks for spring training, there seems to be an increasing chance that Alonso — the popular, homegrown Polar Bear — is going to be spending the rest of his career elsewhere.

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 fans expressed their frustration aimed at David Stearns' direction after he gave the latest in regards to Pete Alonso's contract negotiations.

Mets fans let owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns know how much they want Pete Alonso back

In December, the New York Mets made the biggest splash of the Major League Baseball offseason, signing 26-year-old phenomenon Juan Soto to a record breaking 15-year, $765 million contract.

Mets stars Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor took part in Amazin' Day at Citi Field on Saturday, and spoke with reporters about the team's two biggest offseason storylines: Pete Alonso's free agency and Juan Soto signing to play in Queens.

As New York Mets fans chanted “We Want Pete,” team owner Steve Cohen addressed the negotiations with free agent Pete Alonso.

Like clockwork, Boras has responded to the Mets walking away by cranking the rumor mill into overdrive.

NEW YORK — It appears Pete Alonso is going, going, gone. The first Amazin’ Day fan fest at Citi Field did not bring with it a dramatic resolution to Alonso’s free agent saga — but did seem to confirm the New York Mets’ most popular and prolific power hitter is likely to sign elsewhere as spring training nears.

Francisco Lindor shares his thoughts on the Mets' bold move to sign Juan Soto. Discover what this game-changing deal means for New York’s MLB ambitions.

The deep freeze enveloping New York is symbolic of what’s going on between the Mets and Scott Boras over Pete Alonso, and it really is quite amazing how the euphoria over their$765 million Juan Soto deal has dissipated so much in just six weeks: Boras is scrambling mightily to find deals remotely close to his initial asking prices for Alonso — and his other high profile client Alex