People let me tell you 'bout my best friend,' Harry Nilsson once sang. Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso have been two constants for the New York Mets since the 201

Jesse Winker got to a Mets team in late July that had been hovering around .500 for most of the season. By the end of the year, the Mets came within two wins of the World Series. The 31-year-old Winker is back with the Mets on a one-year deal worth up to $9 million,

An under-the-radar trade candidate for the Mets could be Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle. Stuck in a platoon with Ryan O'Hearn in Baltimore, Mountcastle has quietly put up a 114 OPS+ in five seasons in the big leagues.

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 New York Mets still need to figure out their first base situation, and the Baltimore Orioles have a logjam there. A deal could be a win-win for both teams.

The New York Mets and first baseman Pete Alonso are at an impasse, but one beat reporter spelled out Tuesday how a reunion could still occur.

During an appearance on the “The Chris Rose Rotation” podcast Monday, the Richmond native purported that Billy Beane’s prized stat undervalues his breed — first basemen — and that the Mets front office should look past Pete Alonso’s career 3.8 average and at everything else he brings to the table.