The Mets saw the light and resigned Pete "Big Stack" Alonso to a two-year contract for $54 million with two opt-out clauses over the next two seasons. New York desperately needed his bat behind Juan Soto in their lineup.

Pete Alonso is back with the team that drafted him after finally inking a two-year, $54 million deal right before the end of the offseason.

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In a surprise development, the fan-favorite first baseman reached a two-year, $54 million contract to return to the Mets.

For me, this was it,” Alonso said. “Throughout the entire offseason, we had the best dialogue from the Mets and that was it. This was the best opportunity for me, and I’m very happy to be back.”

A return to the New York Mets provided first baseman Pete Alonso with the "best opportunity." “For me, this was it,” Alonso told reports. “I mean, throughout the entire offseason, we had the best dialogue from the Mets.

Pete Alonso's first taste of free agency didn't go as he expected, but after a prolonged saga, the first baseman found himself back "home" with the Mets.

Alonso infamously turned down a 7-year, $158 million deal in 2023, a contract that would’ve been well above mar