"It has been a staredown...with the Mets and Pete," Duquette said, as shared by Grant Young of Sports Illustrated. "Because there's some uncertainty that there are a lot of suitors for him right now. A lot of the first base options are closed."

The Mets made what they perceived as a last-ditch effort to sign Pete Alonso and when that was rejected began their pivot away from their slugging first baseman, The Post has learned.

The future of Pete Alonso remains up in the air, and as the MLB offseason progresses, the market has begun to shrink and most teams have solved their main needs. Despite this, ther