The New York Mets are reportedly squeezing a homegrown star this offseason and that might cause concern for their $765 million superstar.

After signing the biggest deal in baseball history this offseason, New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto is projected to join an elite group in baseball history in 2025. Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com: Juan Soto is projected for 137 walks per ZiPS that’d be his 5th season with 120+ walks most career seasons with 120+ walks: Barry Bonds: 11 Babe Ruth: 10 Ted Williams: 8 Eddie Yost: 8 Juan Soto: 4 Soto signed a 15-year deal worth $765 million which could tether him to the Mets for the rest of his career.

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.

This MLB off-season has brought about a surprising development, but it's not the Juan Soto trade everyone anticipated. Instead, the ongoing saga of Pete Alonso's contract negotia

With time running out on negotiations between the Mets and first baseman Pete Alonso, another big-name slugger was floated as a possibility to occupy first in Queens.