Pete Alonso and the Mets finalized their $54 million, two-year contract Wednesday. Also, president of baseball operations David Stearns confirmed that Jose Iglesias is unlikely to return to the team this year.

The Mets saw the light and resigned Pete "Big Stack" Alonso to a two-year contract for $54 million with two opt-out clauses over the next two seasons. New York desperately needed his bat behind Juan Soto in their lineup.

So Pete Alonso is back with the Mets, and everyone is happy. The Polar Bear is happy because he never wanted to leave the Mets, especially after he grudgingly came to realize he didn’t have a market.

Pete Alonso is still a Met. And this one is as much about Mets fans as it is about their baseball team. Sometimes it’s a good thing when the owner is a fan, too. At the end of a long, hard winter of negotiation between the Mets and Alonso’s agent,

So Pete Alonso is back with the Mets and everyone is happy. The Polar Bear is happy because he never wanted to leave the Mets, especially after he grudgingly came to realize he didn’t have a market. Steve Cohen is happy because he got to appease Mets fans in bringing back their favorite son — at his price.

After being at Polar opposites for most of this offseason to create a Bear market for Pete Alonso, the Mets and their star reunited by reaching agreement Wednesday on a two-year, $54 million contract that will enable the slugger to opt out after the 2025 season if he wants.

As a winter storm is set to hit to hit New York City, it’s fitting that the “Polar Bear” is returning to the Big Apple. Pete Alonso, the New York Mets’ beloved first baseman, will be back with the team for the upcoming season after an offseason-contract negotiation that seemed dead before a recent revival.