New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso continues to cement himself as among the best gamers in franchise historical past.
In his first six seasons with the crew, he made 4 All-Star Video games and gained the Dwelling Run Derby twice. Now, he is persevering with to climb the franchise’s all-time house runs checklist.
In Sunday’s 13-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies, Alonso homered twice, shifting forward of former third baseman David Wright for the second-most house runs (243) in franchise historical past. Wright knew it was coming.
“He did lots faster than I did, that is for positive,” Wright told MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo in May. “Definitely one of many premier energy hitters in baseball. It simply looks like each time the ball leaves his bat it is acquired an opportunity to get out of the ballpark. And it would not even matter what ballpark he’s enjoying in.”
Wright performed 1,585 video games with the Mets from 2004-18, whereas Alonso has performed 912 video games for the crew.
The 30-year-old first baseman wants 10 extra house runs to eclipse Darryl Strawberry’s mark for probably the most homers in franchise historical past. Do not be shocked if he does this quickly.
Alonso has completed with 30 house runs or extra 5 occasions in his profession. By means of his first 66 video games this season, he has 17 house runs, tied for the eleventh most in baseball.
The Mets, in the meantime, seem like a legit championship contender. They’re 42-24 and have gained 5 of their final seven video games, together with two victories over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the defending champions.
This offseason, the Mets signed Alonso to a two-year, $54M contract. It is protected to say that transfer is paying off. He is one motive the Mets might attain their first World Sequence since 2015.
