


MIAMI – Pete Alonso’s Mets future will undoubtedly be a high priority item on the team’s agenda this offseason, especially with the arrival of a new president of baseball operations.
But any thought that the All-Star first baseman and the Mets are in agreement on any terms of a new contract appears misguided.
Mets general manager Billy Eppler on Wednesday, in a text message to reporters, denied a report that indicated the team and player “were on the same page” in financial terms on a new deal, but remained apart on contract length.
The report by SI.com stated that Alonso was seeking a 10-year deal.
“While we understand the media and public interest in player contract situations, we strongly believe in keeping those conversations private,” Eppler said. “Any circulating reports do not accurately reflect our conversations with Pete.”
The 29-year-old Alonso, who is signed through next season, was discussed in trade talks with the Brewers before the Aug. 1 deadline, according to a source.
But it’s unclear how close any deal actually came to materializing.
David Stearns last week was hired as the Mets’ new president of baseball operations – he will start his new job after the regular season concludes – and will be tasked with deciding on how to proceed with Alonso.
“I love representing this organization, I love being a Met,” Alonso said last month. “I love representing the City of New York the best way I possibly can. I love everybody in this clubhouse and being a Met is the only thing I know.”
Alonso entered Wednesday’s play tied for second in MLB with 45 homers
. Overall, he owned a .221/.325/.521 slash line with 112 RBIs.
He has been an All-Star in each of the last two seasons.