Pete Alonso hit his 252nd profession dwelling run Saturday evening, tying the New York Mets document held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years.
Alonso linked towards Milwaukee Brewers starter Tobias Myers main off the second inning for his twenty sixth homer this season, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The 413-foot shot to left-center got here on a 1-2 fastball on the high of the strike zone.
It was Alonso’s fourth homer in eight video games, since he went deep Aug. 1 towards San Francisco to finish an 0-for-19 stoop.
“It means a lot. A mark that’s not easy to get,” Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated following his staff’s 7-4 loss. “How many great players have put on this uniform? For Pete to be able to tie it, it’s something special for him and for all of us. We’re proud of him.”
Alonso was not obtainable to talk with reporters after the sport due to a private scenario, a Mets spokesman stated.
The record-tying drive got here in the identical ballpark the place Alonso launched the most important dwelling run of his profession final October — though that one didn’t rely towards his regular-season complete. The slugger’s go-ahead, three-run shot within the ninth inning off All-Star nearer Devin Williams saved New York’s season and rallied the Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Brewers within the decisive Sport 3 of their NL Wild Card Collection.
A homegrown star drafted by the Mets in 2016, Alonso broke into the large leagues with a bang in 2019, hitting 53 dwelling runs to set a significant league rookie document and set up a franchise excessive for a single season.
The five-time All-Star, nicknamed The Polar Bear, has reached 40 two different occasions and been one of the crucial constant sluggers in baseball since his arrival. After a protracted negotiation, he returned to the Mets as a free agent in February on a $54 million, two-year contract that features a $24 million participant choice for 2026, which Alonso will doubtless decline.
The one different energetic gamers who lead their present franchise in dwelling runs are Manny Machado (Padres) and Mike Trout (Angels).
Giancarlo Stanton, now with the New York Yankees, holds the Miami mark with 267 for the Marlins.
Strawberry broke the earlier Mets document together with his a hundred and fifty fifth dwelling run on Might 3, 1988, passing Dave Kingman. The sweet-swinging outfielder hit 252 in 1,109 video games for New York throughout his first eight main league seasons from 1983-90. He later performed for the Dodgers, Giants and Yankees, ending his 17-year profession with 335 homers.
The 30-year-old Alonso performed his 963rd recreation Saturday evening. The sturdy first baseman has appeared in 370 straight, a staff document.
The Diamondbacks and Padres are the lone main league golf equipment that haven’t had a participant hit greater than 252 homers for them. Luis Gonzalez holds the Arizona document with 224, and Machado entered Saturday with 187 for San Diego.
