On Thursday, Joel Sherman of The New York Post revealed that the Mets offered Alonso a three-year contract in the $68 million-$70 million range. After the four-time All-Star rejected it, they set their sights on adding a top-tier reliever and potentially executing a trade for Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Pete Alonso reportedly turned down the New York Mets' counteroffer in free agency. Per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon, Alonso's camp proposed

The team signed reliever A.J. Minter to a two-year. $22 million contract on Friday, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed. The deal with the 31-year-old is pending a physical and has an opt-out after the first year.