It appears Pete Alonso is going, going, gone after Mets owner Steve Cohen explained how "exhausting" negotiations have been.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen sharply criticized the negotiations with free agent first baseman Pete Alonso in a public event with fans Saturday.

Pete Alonso's path to returning to the New York Mets just keeps getting more complicated. Talks between the four-time All-Star and the Mets appeared to hit a wall last week. Will Sammon of The Athletic reported that team owner Steve Cohen called negotiations with Alonso and agent Scott Boras "exhausting.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen acknowledged Saturday that the team could be moving toward a future without Pete Alonso at first base. Cohen acknowledged

A surprising New York Mets rumor links them to a trade for a disappointing former No. 1 overall pick to replace Pete Alonso.

Mets owner Steven Cohen spoke about the negotiations to retain Pete Alonso, calling them exhausting and implying they are ready to move on without him

Mets owner Steve Cohen got real on the failed negotiation talks with free agent !B and former Met Pete Alonso.

This was a recurring theme throughout SNY broadcaster Gary Cohen’s conversation with the Mets’ leadership. Later, after Stearns repeated how much the team loves Alonso, their homegrown, free agent first baseman, Stearns expressed that they “also feel really good about the young players that are coming through (the) system.”

Whether or not Mets fans will have another opportunity to cheer on Pete Alonso is still very much up in the air.

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

Many Mets fans attempted to send a message to the front office about Pete Alonso. The front office redirected the message to Scott Boras.