NEW YORK — The Mets and Pete Alonso will avoid arbitration. The two parties came to terms on a $20.5 million contract for the 2024 season, avoiding arbitration, a source confirmed to the New York Daily News. Alonso was arbitration-eligible for the final time and the 29-year-old will be a free agent following the conclusion of the World Series. The Mets and Alonso have not yet had any meaningful discussions about a contract extension and with Scott Boras now representing the 2019 NL Rookie of the Year, it’s likely he will hit free agency and test the waters. However, last winter Brandon Nimmo, …