Mets and Pete Alonso locked in standoff — the latest on contract talks
The rumor going around was that Pete Alonso is viewing Prince Fielder’s famous $214 million, nine-year deal as a comp. Not sure where that got started, but it has not a shred of truth to it. Alonso, the longtime Mets slugger who’s hit more home runs than any National Leaguer since he entered the league in 2019,