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3 days ago
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Darryl Strawberry reacts to Pete Alonso breaking his Mets home run record
Darryl Strawberry speaks with SNY's Gary Apple and Todd Zeile about Pete Alonso breaking the Mets' home run record and what makes him such a special player.
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3 days ago
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Pete Alonso breaks Mets home run record, Ohtani in hot water again & MLB's top prospects
Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube A polar bear walks into a ball park and hits a home run. No this isn't the beginning of a joke, it's just another day at Citi Field as Pete Alonso, nicknamed Polar Bear, hit two home runs on Tuesday against the Braves. What was special this time, especially with the first home run he hit in the bottom of the third inning, was Alonso breaking the Mets all-time home run record of 252 set by Darryl Strawberry. Alonso will continue to extend that record, currently at 254, for as long as he remains a Met. Jake and Jordan talk about how long that may be and reflect on this impressive accomplishment. MLB's top 100 prospect lists have been updated and Jordan is here to break it all down. He shares which prospects this season have stood out to him the most, what guys are having breakout years, who may get called up to the big leagues before the end of the year and what teams have the most interesting group of prospects. He and Jake get you caught up on the future of Major League Baseball. How the west was won is the talk around baseball, but it's not the 1962 movie that everyone is talking about. The talk is about the western divisional races that look like they may come down to the wire. With 42 games left in the regular season, the Mariners and Astros are tied for first in the American League West and the Dodgers and Padres are tied for first in the National League West. The guys talk about how they think this final stretch will go and who will come out on top. Plus, Jake reveals breaking news as he finds out that the Minnesota Twins have announced they are not being sold, the guys discuss the Brewers' 11-game winning streak and the restaurant that is giving out free burgers if they make it to 12 games and Shohei Ohtani is in the midst of another controversy. All of this and more to get you over the mid-week hump on Baseball Bar-B-Cast. (2:05) - Pete Alonso HR record (26:14) - Jordan's Prospect Hut (50:58) - Western divisional races (1:00:20) - Twins Breaking News (1:07:48) - Ohtani Scandal🖥️
Associated Press
4 days ago
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Alonso homers twice, including his franchise-record 253rd, to power Mets past Braves 13-5
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso broke the Mets' franchise home run record, going deep twice and knocking in three runs as New York beat the Atlanta Braves 13-5 on Tuesday night. Alonso's first homer, a two-run shot off Spencer Strider (5-10) in the third inning, was his 253rd. He moved past Darryl Strawberry, who had held the team mark since 1988. Following the homer, the Mets displayed a graphic on the scoreboard with the number 253, alongside pictures of Alonso and polar bears in honor of the slugger's nickname. Alonso homered again off Austin Cox in the sixth for his franchise-record 25th career two-homer game, three more than Strawberry. Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth for the Mets, who snapped a seven-game skid with just their second win in 13 games. Francisco Alvarez also homered twice and Brett Baty also went deep as New York moved within five games of NL East-leading Philadelphia. The Mets hit all six of their homers with two outs, tying the mark for a single game in the expansion era. Drake Baldwin had a run-scoring groundout in the first for the Braves. Nacho Alvarez Jr. (two-run double), Jurickson Profar (fielder's choice) and Matt Olson (double) all had RBIs in the fourth, when Atlanta chased Clay Holmes. Gregory Soto (1-1) got four outs in relief for the win. Justin Hagenman worked four hitless innings for his first save. Key moment Nimmo's homer was his first since July 23. He hit .177 (11 for 62) in between homers. Key stat Alonso is the 10th player in team history to hold sole possession of the all-time home run record, dating to Gil Hodges, who hit the first homer in team history in the Mets' debut on April 11, 1962. Up next Braves RHP Carlos Carrasco (2-2, 6.18 ERA) faces his former team Wednesday. LHP David Peterson (7-5, 2.98) starts for the Mets. ___ AP MLB:
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4 days ago
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Crowned in Queens: Pete Alonso becomes Mets' all-time HR leader
NEW YORK — Move over, Darryl Strawberry. There's a new home run king in Queens, and his name is Pete Alonso. On Tuesday, Alonso etched his name in the Mets' record books with a single a swing. His third inning home run, No. 253 in his career, surpasses Strawberry's all-time franchise home run record (252). Alonso is no stranger to the record books. In his rookie season, in 2019, he surprised the baseball world when he broke Yankees slugger Aaron Judge's single-season rookie home run record (52) just two seasons earlier. Alonso's 53 home runs remain the single-season record to this day. Next up is the franchise RBI record, which is held by the most recent addition to the Mets' Hall of Fame, David Wright (970 RBIs). Alonso is third on the all-time franchise list with 702 RBIs. That's 298 shy of Wright's record and 64 shy of Strawberry (733 RBIs), who's in second place. Alonso is currently in the first year of a two-year, $54 million contract, which includes a player opt-out. After this season, when he proved to be a force in MLB, batting .267 with 27 home runs and 95 RBIs, third in MLB, the veteran first baseman will likely opt out for more cash. A legend in his own right, he deserves it. Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting us with a subscription. Manny Gómez may be reached at mgomez@
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6 days ago
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Pete Alonso says tying Mets HR record is ‘really special,' but remains focused on the task at hand
Pete Alonso officially wrote his name into the Mets' record books on Saturday night. The big man launched a 1-2 fastball up in the zone from Brewers right-hander Tobias Myers over the right-center fence for the 252nd home run of his career, tying Darryl Strawberry's all-time franchise record. Alonso wasn't able to enjoy the moment too much being that it was so early in the back-and-forth contest, but taking some time Sunday he called the homer special. 'In the heat of the moment it was awesome, but I had to focus on my next at-bats,' he said. 'We're in a playoff and race right now, so for me I just wanted to stay focused on the task at hand which is win as many ballgames as possible -- but it's really special to say you are a franchise leader, not many get to say that.' Alonso has truly been a model of consistency since breaking into the league. The five-time All-Star has popped 34+ homers in each of his six full seasons. He's reached 40 three different times over that span and lifted 16 more across 57 games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Once he cracks No. 253 over the fence, he'll sit alone as the franchise's home run king. 'When it comes it comes,' he said. 'This is definitely really special, but for me I'm just trying to help the team win and do my part -- the power aspect is my game and for me that's driving guys in, that's what I do.' The Mets certainly could use more of that from Alonso -- the slugger has been turning things around with three homers over the past week, but the team is still stuck in a brutal stretch having lost six straight. While things aren't going well, Alonso remains confident in the club down the stretch. "For us, we have the upmost confidence in each other," he said. "It's a marathon of a season and things aren't always perfect, if there's any group that can battle through adversity and fight to the end and get the job done, I believe it's this group. "We have pretty much the same core we had last year and years prior where we had a ton of success, and it's no different this year -- just because we're handling adversity we're not going to fold, we're going to keep going and keep attacking everyday."
