New York Giants icon Tiki Barber knows a little something about that, and he offered advice to Alonso as the 30-year-old remains a free agent who seemingly isn't all that close to either returning to the Mets or signing with a different team.

Pete Alonso appears to be willing to bend the knee a little bit in order to stay with the New York Mets. Jim Duquette of SiriusXM reported that the

The Pete Alonso market might be coming down to a short-term deal, people briefed on the matter said. League sources confirmed a report from SiriusXM analyst Jim Duquette, a former New York Mets general manager,