The New York Mets won the Pete Alonso sweepstakes in free agency last season, but the slugger is expected to opt out of his deal again and pursue a longer one.

Alonso is the Mets’ version of Aaron Judge, who turned down a long-term contract offer from the Yankees on opening day in 2022, then set the American League single-season home run record. The Yankees rewarded Judge with a forever contract, and now it’s on Cohen and his baseball operations president, David Stearns, to do right by Alonso.