The New York Mets are spending their January so far playing a game of chicken. After six productive seasons in Queens, four-time All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso hit free agency hoping to cash in a big-time contract.

The Chicago Cubs are no strangers to high expectations from their passionate fanbase. This offseason, those expectations have clashed with the team’s apparent hesitancy to spend big. Chairman Tom Ricketts has faced mounting criticism,

Talks between the New York Mets and free agent first baseman Pete Alonso have seemed to sour recently, and his time playing in Flushing, Queens, may be over. Af

While the Dodgers operate from a financial advantage, they also are schooling opponents with a relentlessness not enough rival owners share.

Jan. 23: Talks continuing between Blue Jays and Alonso (reports) The Blue Jays were thrust to the forefront of the Alonso market late last week after the New York Post reported that the Mets were moving on from negotiations after the first baseman rejected their last-ditch offer.

The Dodgers have had a stellar offseason again, obtaining just about every item on their shopping list, demonstrating that the league is not like us.

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.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen, top baseball operations executive David Stearns, and manager Carlos Mendoza held a forum during the team's fan fest event on Saturday. Predictably, the group was met with "We want Pete" chants from onlookers hoping to persuade the braintrust into entering a new agreement with longtime first baseman and current free agent Pete Alonso.

At a panel discussion at the Amazin’ Day event at Citi Field, Mets owner Steve Cohen sounded like a person who is convinced that free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso is not returning to the Mets. The team continues to say that they love Alonso,

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