Juan Soto was difficult to land following his career-high 2024 performance but for the Mets, the largest contract in professional sports history was the answer. The post “We Weren’t Getting Him”: Steve Cohen Candidly Reveals His Hopeless Thought Process During Juan Soto Chase appeared first on EssentiallySports.

On Saturday, Cohen described his negotiations with Alonso’s camp as “exhausting” and said the Mets must be prepared to move on if nothing changes. Alonso, like Soto, is represented by agent Scott Boras.

The New York Yankees saw superstar outfielder Juan Soto depart for the New York Mets in free agency, but owner Hal Steinbrenner doesn't think the team is worse off without him.

Derek Jeter weighs in on the New York Yankees' future after losing Juan Soto, sharing his honest thoughts on the team's MLB offseason moves and World Series hopes.

During a panel at the event, as the crowd broke out into chants of "We want Pete" and "Pete Alonso," Cohen got "brutally honest" about the process. The owner said that the Mets had made a "significant" offer to Alonso, but that negotiations had felt lopsided.

Steve Cohen can afford to pay Pete Alonso whatever he wants. The man ranked No. 162 on Bloomberg's Billionaires index has already committed to paying Juan Soto

The New York Mets had an inspired second half of the season in 2024 that saw them push the Los Angeles Dodgers to the brink in the National League Championship Series.

Negotiations between the New York Mets and Pete Alonso are at a standstill and there is no agreement in sight in the short term, but the options remain active because the team know

This past Saturday, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen publicly acknowledged that contract talks with free-agent first baseman and Mets fan-favorite Pete Alonso have been "an exhausting" process. It seems Cohen isn't yet ready to completely move on from the 30-year-old slugger.

The New York Mets made the biggest splash in MLB history this offseason when they signed superstar outfielder Juan Soto to a record-breaking $765 million deal for 15 years.

So, beyond revealing an exhaustion from negotiating with Alonso’s camp, Cohen’s comments confirmed a couple of other matters. One, in a world without Alonso returning to Flushing, the Mets may add more pieces. Two, the Mets are at least acting like they care about how much they spend.