A top MLB insider details why Pete Alonso is out of options and a return to the New York Mets is becoming inevitable.

MLB insider Robert Murray poured cold water on the New York Yankees signing slugging first baseman Pete Alonso to be their first baseman.

The New York Mets have become four-time All-Star Pete Alonso's top landing spot after the New York Yankees signed five-time Silver Slugger Paul Goldschmidt.

The New York Yankees were predicted to sign Christian Walker instead of Pete Alonso as their Anthony Rizzo replacement in MLB free agency.

A new report from a top MLB insider claims Pete Alonso returning to the New York Mets is now a near guarantee in baseball circles. However, there is a potential hold-up related to another star available in free agency.

Particularly with the recent flurry of moves we've seen in the MLB offseason with first basemen — whether that's Paul Goldschmidt to the Yankees, Christian Walk

Alonso is among the biggest free agents left and the Yankees are also engaged with Christian Walker, Carlos Santana and Paul Goldschmidt, according to sources. Santana and Goldschmidt wouldn’t cost as much, which may be to the Yankees’ liking, given the price tags of Bellinger and lefty Max Fried.

While the MLB offseason is heating up, the New York Mets find themselves in a unique position of re-signing Pete Alonso another time.

The New York Mets seem to be pretty all-in to bring slugger Pete Alonso back to Queens this winter ... With teams like the Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, and New York Yankees seemingly out of the Alonso sweepstakes after acquiring first basemen ...

With their competition for first base satisfying their needs through signings and trades this offseason, the Mets remain the clearest team with a hole. The likely answer, then is that, yes, the Mets want Alonso — at their price, and they’re willing to wait around to make it happen.

Common belief is that Jan. 1 is the day for renewal — a new calendar, a new start, and a chance to reset. But those in the baseball world know that all that actually comes in mid-February, when players finally herald winter’s thaw by reporting to either Florida or Arizona for spring training.