Alonso Keeps Going Deep

In a breakout season where he has the second-best single-season OPS of his career — and his best since his rookie 2019 season — Pete Alonso continued to build his resume with a memorable All-Star Game performance.

After Fernando Tatis Jr. and Brendan Donovan reached base to start the sixth, Alonso stepped in against Royals lefty Kris Bubic. Bubic left a fastball up in the zone, and the Polar Bear doesn’t miss those. He launched a three-run homer to the opposite field, becoming just the third Met to homer in an All-Star Game, joining David Wright (2006) and Lee Mazzilli (1979). Alonso became the first Met with three RBIs in an All-Star Game.

After the homer, he rushed to the dugout and immediately posed with Mets teammate Francisco Lindor and Tatis Jr.

Alonso signed a two-year, $50 million deal with New York after a down 2024 season, and he’s broken out in a big way. This year, Pete owns a .280/.376/.532 slash line and has hit 21 home runs. His 26 doubles lead the National League, and he was named to his fifth All-Star Game.

The 30-year-old slugger is also closing in on Darryl Strawberry‘s Mets home run record. With 247 career homers, Pete is just five away from surpassing Strawberry’s mark. It’s only a matter of time before that record falls this season.

Before Tuesday’s game, Mets southpaw David Peterson shared that he’s always preferred when All-Stars wear their team jerseys. Alonso went even further, expressing his excitement about representing the Mets’ colors on the All-Star stage.

“This organization’s been nothing but fantastic to me. To be able to represent not just the organization but the city of New York here, I’m really happy to do so. It’s an honor.”

During the game, while mic’d up, Alonso repeatedly emphasized his focus on winning. He believes that this Mets core is more than capable of competing at the highest level.

“We’ve got talent, we’ve got grit, we have chemistry,” he told SNY.

The game ended in a 6-6 tie, setting up a “swing-off” to decide the winner. AL manager Aaron Boone sent out Brent Rooker, Randy Arozarena, and Jonathan Aranda, but they were no match for Kyle Schwarber and the NL squad. Pete Alonso was set to swing last as the National League’s insurance policy, but Schwarber went three-for-three, clinching the win and leaving Alonso without a chance to make a final All-Star Game MVP push.

The post Alonso Keeps Going Deep appeared first on Metsmerized Online.