Pete Alonso, the top free-agent first baseman available this offseason, is going back to the Mets, the team announced Wednesday. It's a two-year deal for Alonso that is worth $54 million guaranteed. He will earn $30 million in the first year and the agreement includes an opt-out after that first season.

Days before Pete Alonso agreed to return to the Mets, he met at a Tampa social club with his agent, Scott Boras, Mets owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns. The agenda was simple.

The New York Mets have officially re-signed four-time All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso in MLB free agency. Agreeing to a two-year, $54 million deal with the right-handed slugger, New York brought back its cleanup hitter who owns a career .