Now the questions become, how many and for how long?
Pete Alonso moved Darryl Strawberry into his all-time Mets homer record rearview mirror on Tuesday night. He did it in style. Not just with the franchise record-setting 253rd homer, a two-run blast in the third inning off Atlanta’s Spencer Strider, but No. 254 as well in the sixth off Austin Cox.
Strawberry had held this distinction for 3 ¹/₂ decades, and it is not like Alonso’s is going to be passed any time soon. Maybe Francisco Lindor will stay healthy and powerful enough through his 10-year contract to mount a charge. Or Juan Soto somewhere within his 15-year Mets marriage. Or maybe it will be Carson Benge. But it is possible it is someone not yet even born.
Because it isn’t like Alonso is going to stop hitting homers this season. He has spent his Mets career doing nothing but being durable and powerful, playing games and hitting homers. Since his arrival in 2019, he is tied with Kyle Schwarber at 254 for the second-most homers in the majors behind Aaron Judge’s 270. And his 28 this year are tied with Soto not just for the Mets lead but seventh in the majors. He is not slowing down.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
