Just before Mets owner Steve Cohen answered a question about where things stand with Alonso, a homegrown star and free agent first baseman, during a panel discussion, a spirited crowd began chanting, “Let’s Sign Pete! Let’s sign Pete! Let’s sign Pete!”

The saga of Pete Alonso in free agency seems to have no end, especially the episodes that have to do with negotiations with the New York Mets, after the statements of their owner S