Pete Alonso Turns into The Mets’ New All-Time Dwelling Run Chief
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso hit his 253rd profession residence run yesterday to overhaul Darryl Strawberry because the franchise’s all-time chief in residence runs. Alonso recorded three hits and two residence runs yesterday within the Mets’ 13-5 drubbing of the Atlanta Braves.
“As a child, you don’t actually assume that it’s within the realm of the chance to be a franchise residence run chief,” Alonso informed reporters after the sport. “You simply wish to get to the large leagues and provides it your finest. And the dream is actually type of this opaque and unknown factor. You simply wish to get there and compete, play for a World Sequence, play successful baseball… I imply, it’s a wild dream, to be trustworthy, and it’s actually particular.”
Within the backside of the third inning, with the Mets forward 3-1, Alonso hit a four-seam fastball 394 ft to seize the report, breaking Darryl Strawberry’s previous mark of 252 residence runs with the franchise. After the house run landed, the Mets displayed a graphic of the quantity 253 alongside footage of Pete Alonso subsequent to polar bears, the animal for which he’s nicknamed. As soon as he completed circling the bases, Alonso hugged teammates Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil earlier than acknowledging the house crowd.
“Actually particular. Actually particular second for P and the entire group. He’s been some of the elite energy hitters within the sport since he’s come up, and for him to perform this now’s simply actually, actually particular,” Nimmo stated after the win. “He’s some of the elite energy hitters of our sport proper now and since 2019. I’m simply actually happy with him. And to succeed in this mark at, truthfully, such a younger stage. I can’t wait to see what he units the mark at for good.”
Former Mets nice and SNY broadcaster Keith Hernandez offered some perception on the monumental event after the sport.
“I inform you, I cherished his remark that, as a child rising up, you don’t image your self changing into the face of a company, changing into this type of prolific participant, hitter, energy hitter in addition,” he stated. “It’s simply, like, you bought to pinch your self. So I’m simply so glad for him. Pete cares. He involves the ballpark day by day. He performs day by day. He’s at all times stayed wholesome, and he at all times places 100%. And my hats off to him.”
The New York Mets additionally made a video for Alonso with Darryl Strawberry congratulating him on changing into the franchise’s new residence run king.
“I simply wish to say congratulations on breaking the house run report,” Strawberry stated. “Pay attention, you’ve gotten labored arduous. You have got stood up within the strain of New York Metropolis, and you’ve got performed nicely. It’s well-deserved. You’re a homegrown participant. And once more, congratulations, and proceed to have nice success.”
The hope now for Alonso is that his record-breaking efficiency will warrant a contract extension. He’s at present scheduled to change into an unrestricted free agent in 2027.
“I imply, I’ve a aim to play baseball till I’m by means of my age 40 season, in order that’s it for me. I’m going to work arduous and do this,” he defined. “And you already know what? Enterprise aspect, Steve (Cohen) and David (Stearns), they gotta come by means of.”
When requested what sort of long-term contract he can be concerned with, Alonso responded, “There’s just one option to discover out.”
The Mets are again in motion tonight as they proceed their three-game homestand in opposition to the Atlanta Braves. The primary pitch in that one is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. EDT.
