Many Mets fans attempted to send a message to the front office about Pete Alonso. The front office redirected the message toward Scott Boras. During a panel appearance at a fan fest at Citi Field, Steve Cohen was “brutally honest,

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.”

Mets owner Steven Cohen spoke about the negotiations to retain Pete Alonso, calling them exhausting and implying they are ready to move on without him