where the mets actively in talks with alonso around february 2025

Yes — the Mets were actively negotiating with Pete Alonso around February 2025 and eventually re-signed him to a short-term deal after in-person talks that month.

Summary of what happened

• Negotiations carried through the winter and into February 2025, with Alonso, his agent (Scott Boras), and Mets executives holding discussions in person.

• The Mets flew to meet Alonso in Tampa/Port St. Lucie in early February to “talk things out” and those meetings led to a new contract.

• The result was a two-year contract (including an opt-out) that kept Alonso with the Mets for the 2025 season.

Context and why it mattered

• Alonso’s negotiation timeline drew attention because he had previously rejected longer offers and because several teams were linked to him in the market, so the Mets’ February talks were a key moment in keeping their franchise slugger.

• Media accounts emphasize the in-person meeting with Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns and owner Steve Cohen as instrumental to the agreement.

Short chronology (bullet points)

• January 2025: Reports of active market interest in Alonso and ongoing negotiations.

• Early February 2025: Mets executives flew to meet Alonso in person; talks proceeded.

• Mid-February 2025: Alonso re-signed with the Mets on a two-year deal with an opt-out.

Quoted reporting examples

• “Alonso credited Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns with their idea to fly to Tampa in early February to talk things out in person.”

• Outlets reported the two-year deal and that Alonso was happy to return under that contract.

Bottom note
Information summarized here is drawn from contemporaneous reporting of the Mets–Alonso negotiations and the announcement of his 2025 contract.