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.

The most high-profile “Will they/won’t they” since Jim and Pam finally came to an end on Wednesday night when the New York Mets re-signed first baseman Pete Alonso to a two-year, $54 million contract. The deal comes with a $10 million signing bonus and an opt-out after the first season, making it essentially a one-year, $30 million deal.

The New York Mets are reuniting with first baseman Pete Alonso, who will now take aim at the franchise's all-time home run record as they make a run toward October.

Late on Wednesday night, five days before pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie, a flurry of activity involving Alonso and the Mets took over social media. First SNY’s Andy Martino broke the news and then every other insider chimed in with more information.

Pete Alonso’s free-agent saga is over, and he ended up right where he started. The first baseman agreed to a two-year, $54 million contract with the Mets, The Post’s Jon Heyman reported.

All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso's free agency saga concluded on Wednesday after the former Rookie of the Year signed a two-year deal with the New York Mets to return to Citi Field.

Less than a week before the Mets were to open camp with pitchers and catchers, they retained their slugging first baseman, Pete Alonso. They did it by being as patient in negotiations as Juan Soto

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