Pete Alonso achieved a chunk of prestigious private historical past.
He took one step nearer to a significant Mets milestone, too.
Alonso’s three-run house run on Saturday afternoon was the 250th homer of his profession.
The primary-inning blast within the Mets’ 12-6 win over the San Francisco Giants put Alonso two house runs away from tying — and three away from passing — Darryl Strawberry for essentially the most homers in franchise historical past.
“It felt really special,” Alonso mentioned. “I was just really happy to help the team right there, especially in the first inning. I thought it set the tone really well.”
Alonso despatched a excessive fastball from Giants starter Kai-Wei Teng 428 toes into Citi Area’s left-field stands for his twenty fourth homer of the season.
The 30-year-old slugger has now homered in two video games in a row and has 4 extra video games on this homestand to catch Strawberry.
“The record is obviously something that is really special, and it’s meaningful, but right now in the heat of it, I’m not too focused on that,” Alonso mentioned.
“I’m just focused on wins and what I can help this team do to win in each game,” he mentioned. “We’re in the thick of a playoff race right now. I’ll think of all the other stuff in the offseason or whenever I have time to.”
Alonso’s 250th house run got here in his 957th recreation and his seventh MLB season. Strawberry hit his 252 house runs with the Mets in 1,109 video games over eight seasons.
“Pete’s great,” Francicsco Lindor mentioned. “He’s one of the best power hitters in the game. Home runs, for him, he makes them look easy. They’re not as easy as he makes them look.”
The franchise document will additional solidify Alonso’s standing as essentially the most prolific house run hitter in Mets historical past.
He already boasts the Mets’ single-season document, which he set with 53 house runs in 2019, and is the one participant in franchise historical past with three seasons of at the least 40 homers, a feat he’s achieved 3 times.
Earlier this season, Alonso moved into second place on the Mets’ all-time house run checklist, passing David Wright, who hit 242.
“So happy for him,” Brandon Nimmo mentioned after Alonso’s 250th. “He’s had such an amazing career here, with so many more milestones ahead of him.”
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