The Wilpons aren’t just getting accused of neglecting to sign high-profile free agents, but also of pushing away a beloved former Met.

Ed Kranepool, a first baseman who was a part of the 1969 World Series-winning team over his 18 years in Flushing, has been at odds with Mets ownership since a tense conversation with Jeff Wilpon five or six years ago apparently made him a Citi Field pariah, the New York Times reported.

The details of the exchange vary based on perspective.

Longtime Mets media relations director Jay Horwitz remembered Kranepool approaching the younger Wilpon, now the Mets’ chief operating officer alongside his father, Fred, during an annual team dinner and insinuating they were doing a poor job running his beloved franchise. The Mets, at the time, were seeking investors to purchase a stake in the team and offer some financial relief after they lost millions as part of the fallout from Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.

“Ed approached Jeff in front of a lot of people and said, ‘I hear you are selling shares in your team,” Horwitz recalled Kranepool saying to Jeff Wilpon, including, “’I don’t want shares. I want to buy the whole team so I can run it better than you and your father.'”

Kranepool, however, remembered Jeff Wilpon coming up to him and making a critical comment about his connection to a group that had emerged as a potential Wilpon replacement.

“One thing led to another, and we had some words,’’ Kranepool told the Times.

Kranepool, now 73 and suffering from multiple health issues, said he has not been back to Citi Field since the confrontation, after the Mets used to pay him to watch games with fans from the suites. Now, Kranepool’s only lifeline is Horwitz, the Mets lifer said.

“Jay Horwitz is a sweetheart. He’s been a true friend and a gentleman,” said Kranepool, who is the Mets’ all-time leader in games played. “He’s called me a couple of times. But he’s the only one who has. Not that I need them to do anything for me, but Fred or somebody could have called to say, ‘How you feeling?’”

“I did a lot for that ball club,’’ he added. “Don’t treat me like an outsider.’’

Jeff Wilpon’s consolation came in the form of a statement to the Times.

“Our thoughts and prayers will continue to be with Ed as he battles through health issues,” he said.