Mets rookie Pete Alonso, against the Braves on Saturday, night (ATL-NYM GameTracker) hit a clutch home run that also happened to be his 41st home run of the season. That ties him with Todd Hundley (1996) and Carlos Beltran (2006) for the most in a single season in franchise history. Here's a look at the blast in question:
HISTORY!
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 25, 2019
Pete Alonso has tied the #Mets record for home runs in a single season with 4⃣1⃣. pic.twitter.com/Tj8wq5NmIv
And since it's a big home run in terms of not only Mets annals but also their 2019 postseason hopes, let's see it from another angle:
Polar Bear power. pic.twitter.com/NXDTK1eBed
— MLB (@MLB) August 25, 2019
Call him Petaters because, you see, his name is Pete and he hits taters. Petaters. Anyhow, that go-ahead home run was, in typical Alonso fashion, not a cheap one: 112 mph off the bat and a distance of 451 feet.
The 24-year-old Alonso is now batting .266/.369/.594 with -- one more for fitting emphasis -- a franchise-record-tying 41 home runs on the season. Since it's just Aug. 24, Alonso barring the drastically unexpected will own that record all by himself in short order.
And speaking of his rookie status, he's already in elite company:
Pete Alonso tied the @Mets franchise record with his 41st HR.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) August 25, 2019
He's the 1st rookie to tie or break his team's season HR record since Ralph Kiner tied the Pirates record with 23 in 1946.
The last rookie to BREAK his team's HR record was another Pirate, Johnny Rizzo in 1938 (23).
