Did the Toronto Blue Jays' Anthony Santander signing clear the path for the New York Mets to reunite with a franchise icon?

The New York Mets are pushing hard to re-sign Pete Alonso. He remains unsigned as the start of spring training approaches. New York has loaded up on pitching and of course emerged victorious in the Juan Soto sweepstakes, signing the star outfielder to a 15-year, $765 million contract.

Juan Soto signed with the New York Mets, not only leaving the Orioles' division, but their league too. Corbin Burnes signed with Arizona and Roki Sasaki is a Los Angeles Dodger.But the O’s on Monday saw one of their own sign with another club and also stay in the American League East when outfielder Anthony Santander agreed to a five-year deal

The Blue Jays’ five-year, $92.5 million deal with slugger Anthony Santander includes $61.75 million in deferred money, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed Thursday. The deferred money brings the present-day, by player’s union’s calculation, down to $68.6 million.

The Toronto Blue Jays finally landed a high-profile free agent, adding Anthony Santander to their powerful lineup.

The Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement with free agent outfielder Anthony Santander, pending a physical, according to multiple reports.

He may have been Plan C or D, but the Toronto Blue Jays finally landed a big-ticket free agent earlier this week when they signed slugger Anthony Santander ... The New York Mets reportedly offered ...

A new MLB rumor reveals avenues for the New York Mets to either trade for Vlad Guerrero or surprisingly re-sign Pete Alonso this month.

Jurickson Profar, Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman and Carlos Estévez could still wind up with the Blue Jays even after they dropped $90 million on Anthony Santander.

Jan. 23: Talks continuing between Blue Jays and Alonso (reports) The Blue Jays were thrust to the forefront of the Alonso market late last week after the New York Post reported that the Mets were moving on from negotiations after the first baseman rejected their last-ditch offer.

In a recent TikTok video, content creator Steven Russell predicted that the Blue Jays would sign Alonso, thanks to the New York Mets' hesitancy to bring him back to Queens.