Pete Alonso (Part One: 2019- 2022) NL Rookie of the Year thru NL RBI Champ
He fled Barcelona Spain during the Spanish Civil War, settling in New York City to Queens.
Pete began playing baseball, football & lacrosse in high school, focusing solely on baseball by his junior year.
Pete began playing baseball, football & lacrosse in high school, focusing solely on baseball by his junior year.
Florida Gators: Pete then attended the University of Florida playing first base for the Florida Gators. There he made freshman All Southeastern & played in two College World Series. He was selected by the New York Mets in the second round of the 2016 MLB draft.In 2016 he played with the A Ball Brooklyn Cyclones where he hit 5 HRs with 21 RBIs in just 30 games. He would move on to A ball St. Lucie in 2017, hitting 16 HRs 52 RBIs in 82 games before getting promoted to AA Binghamton in August.
He started out 2018 in Binghamton but was quickly promoted to AAA Las Vegas, representing the Mets in the Futures Game. That year he combined for 119 RBIs & 36 HRs, winning the Joe Bauman HR Award.
Mets Career: He played so well in Spring Training he made the Opening Day roster going North to Queens with the team.Alonso was the Mets Opening Day first baseman & collected his first career hit that day off Justin Miller in the Mets win over the Nationals.
Polar Bear Trivia: During the first games his rookie season, Mets third base coach, Gary DiSarcina gave Alonso the nickname "Polar Bear". It would first go public by the start of April & the nickname was born.
April: On April 1st, in South Florida, in the Mets fourth game of the season, Alonso hit his first career HR, a three-run shot off the Marlins, Drew Steckenrider.
The Mets went on to a 7-3 win that night as a new era for the Mets slugger began.
After the game Alonso squeezed into a clubhouse cart & his teammates doused him with everything they could find.
Quotes- Pete Alonso: "A couple of eggs, Barbecue sauce. Mayonnaise. Beer. Shaving cream. Maybe ketchup and mustard. Maybe relish."
Back to Back HR Games: On April 6th at Citi Field, he hit HR #2, a 427-foot shot, off the Nat's, Justin Miller in a 6-5 Mets win. It was his first HR at home in New York. The next day he hit another HR, this one off the Nat's Matt Grace in a 12-9 loss.
Multi- HR Game: On April 9th, Alonso had his first multi-HR game, hitting two more at Citi Field in a 14-8 loss to the Minnesota Twins. The HRs came off Twins hurlers, Adalberto Mejia & Chase De Jong.
Back to Back HR Games: On April 6th at Citi Field, he hit HR #2, a 427-foot shot, off the Nat's, Justin Miller in a 6-5 Mets win. It was his first HR at home in New York. The next day he hit another HR, this one off the Nat's Matt Grace in a 12-9 loss.Multi- HR Game: On April 9th, Alonso had his first multi-HR game, hitting two more at Citi Field in a 14-8 loss to the Minnesota Twins. The HRs came off Twins hurlers, Adalberto Mejia & Chase De Jong.
On April 11th, he hit a massive 454-foot HR, off the Braves Johnny Venters in a 6-3 Mets win. Alonso had homered in three of his last four games.
Eight days later, Alonso's 7th HR came off Ryan Helsley of the St. Louis Cardinals in a 5-4 Mets win.
Two after that, he was supposed to sit out a game after getting hit in the hand. But he texted his manager when he found out Dakota Hudson was pitching, saying I hate that guy I played against him in college. Manager Mickey Callaway put him in the line up, & Pete homered off Hudson for his 8th HR of the season.
Closing out April, Alonso hit his 9th HR, this one came off Milwaukee's Alex Claudio, in a 8-6 loss at Citi Field.
Closing out April, Alonso hit his 9th HR, this one came off Milwaukee's Alex Claudio, in a 8-6 loss at Citi Field.
Walk Off Hit: On April 30th, he had his first career walk off hit. In the 10th inning of a tied game with the Cincinnati Reds, after Jeurys Familia blew a two-run lead, JD Davis doubled & was brought over to third on Jeff McNeil's single. Alonso hit a sac fly to right field scoring McNeil with the game winning run.Mets Rookie Record & Rookie of the Month Award: His nine HRs led all MLB Rookies that month. Pete tied a franchise record with four other Mets players for most HRs before May 1st. Pete also tied Met records for most HRs & RBIs in a single month.
May: On May 4th, as the Mets went to Milwaukee, Alonso blasted his 10th HR of the year, it was an opposite field shot off Junior Guerra in a 4-3 Mets loss.Multi- Four RBI Game: On May 7th, in beautiful San Diego Alonso collected three hits & had a multi-four RBI game. He hit two RBI singles during the game. In the top of the 9th inning he hit his 11th HR of the season, a two run shot off Adam Warren HR, breaking a 5-5 tie in the 7-6 Mets win. The four RBIs were the second highest single game total for him that season.
On May 11th, he helped the Mets in a 4-1 Citi Field win over the Marlins with a solo shot off Sandy Alcantara.Multi- HR Game: On May 17th, as the Mets were in South Florida, getting swept by the lowly Marlins, Alonso had his second multi-HR game. It came in the 8-6 loss against pitchers: Trevor Richards & Nick Anderson, both solo shots.
Back to Back HR Games: On May 20th, the Mets were on a rare 2019 four game win streak up to that point, sweeping the Washington Nat's at Citi Field. Pete hit his 15th HR off the season, a solo shot off Patrick Corbin.
The next day with one out in the bottom of the 8th inning down 5-4 to the Nationals, Alonso homered off Tanner Rainey to tie the game. Amed Rosario's walk off HR won it in the bottom of the 9th.
On May 28th in a 9-8 loss to the Tigers at home, Alonso homered off Zac Reininger, another solo shot #17 of the year.
Multi- HR Game: On May 29th, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Alonso had his third multi-HR game. He hit two HRs off Walker Buehler, both two run shots in the 9-8 loss. He had three hits in the game driving in four runs, bringing his total to 19 HRs & 43 RBIs.
That HR tied him with Mark McGwire for most HRs by a Rookie before June 1st.
On June 8th at Citi Field, in a 5-3 win over the Rockies, Alonso hit a 7th inning HR off Jake McGee for his 21st HR of the season putting New York ahead for good.
In a June 11th in a Bronx, subway series double header, Alonso hit a 1st inning three run HR off James Paxton in the Mets 10-4 win, as they split the twin bill.
Four days later, he hit #23 off the Cards Michael Wacha, in a wild 9-8 Met win over St. Louis. This one was measured at 458 feet, the longest by a Met in 2019.
As the team moved on to Wrigley Field, Alonso hit HRs in three of the four games there. In the first game he homered off Tyler Chatwood for his 25th of the year.
His next two HRs were both milestones, in the youngster's career.
His next two HRs were both milestones, in the youngster's career. Most HRs By Rookie Before the Break: On June 22nd, he hit a 1st inning solo HR off Jose Quintana for his 26th HR of the season. Pete set a new record for most HRs by a rookie before the All-Star break. The previous record was held by the Dodgers Cody Bellinger (2017) with that HR also coming off Jose Quintana.
The HR also tied Darryl Strawberry for most HRs hit by a Mets Rookie in a single season.
Most HRs By a Mets Rookie: On June 23rd at Wrigley Field, in a 5-3 loss to the Cubs, Alonso hit a 4th inning HR off Cole Hamels for his 27th HR of the season. The HR passed Darryl Strawberry (1983) for most HRs by a Rookie in a single season.
Alonso closed out June with his 28th HR coming off the Braves, Mike Soroka. Alonso ended the month of June with 28 HRs 64 RBIs & batting .278.
July: As the Phillies rolled into town in early June, Alonso hit two more HRs in the three-game set. The first was off Vince Velasquez & then two days later HR #30 came off Aaron Nola.
Most HRs By a Mets Rookie: On June 23rd at Wrigley Field, in a 5-3 loss to the Cubs, Alonso hit a 4th inning HR off Cole Hamels for his 27th HR of the season. The HR passed Darryl Strawberry (1983) for most HRs by a Rookie in a single season.
Alonso closed out June with his 28th HR coming off the Braves, Mike Soroka. Alonso ended the month of June with 28 HRs 64 RBIs & batting .278.July: As the Phillies rolled into town in early June, Alonso hit two more HRs in the three-game set. The first was off Vince Velasquez & then two days later HR #30 came off Aaron Nola.
Mets HR Trivia: Alonso was the second Met player since Dave Kingman (1976) to hit 30 HRs before the All Star break.
In the HR Derby he had his cousin pitch to him as he hit 57 overall HRs.
Although he didn't hit the most HRs he did hit them when they counted. Pete became the first Mets player to win the title outright. In 1986, Darryl Strawberry tied with Wally Joyner.
Although he didn't hit the most HRs he did hit them when they counted. Pete became the first Mets player to win the title outright. In 1986, Darryl Strawberry tied with Wally Joyner.
Pete was also the second Rookie to win the Derby as well.
For his prize, Pete won a million dollars in the derby, donating 5% to The Wounded Warrior Project & 5% to Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Quotes- Pete Alonso: “I respect anyone who puts their life on the line every single day, going to work knowing that they may have to make the ultimate sacrifices. There are people that are making sacrifices every single day abroad keeping us free and then there are people at home keeping us safe.”
Quotes- Pete Alonso: "It's not every day you kind of connect like that, so that felt good. That felt really, really good."
In the next series out west in San Francisco Pete hit HRs in two of the three games.
On July 18th, in a 16 inning game at Oracle Park, Pete broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the 16th inning off Williams Jerez. The ball went past a flock of seagulls in the left field seats. The Mets Chris Mazza lost the game giving up four hits in the bottom of the inning.Pinch Hit HR: On July 20th, he came to bat in the 6th inning as a pinch hitter & hit his 33rd HR of the season, coming off Derek Holland.
After the HR derby he began to slump & everyone blamed the Derby. Mets broadcaster, Keith Hernandez pointed out that every Rookie goes through a batting slump. By now the Mets were all hitting, scoring runs & going on a seven-game win streak, winning ten of eleven games.On July 26th, he hit his 34th HR in Pittsburgh, coming off pitcher Dario Agrazal, a solo shot in the 6-3 Mets win.
It took him nine days in what was his longest HR drought to hit another.
After the game in the on-field interview, he addressed the fans with LFGM!! A new rally cry was born.
Alonso went on a roll homering in four straight games, as the Mets went on another eight-game win streak, right up in the front of the wild card race. From August 5th thru August 9th Pete hit HRs in four straight games. On August 6th, he hit hit a 5th inning HR down the left field line off Hector Noesi, for his 36th of the year. The Mets won their fifth straight & their 11th of 12.
On August 7th, Pete wasted no time, homering in the 1st inning with a two-run shot off the Nat's Jordan Yamamoto in the Mets sixth straight win.On Friday August 9th, he electrified the Citi Field crowd with his 38th HR of the year, coming in the 4th inning off Steven Strasburg, in a big win over the Washington Nat's. Michael Conforto followed with a back-to-back shot in the seventh straight Met win.
Multi- Six RBI Game & NL Rookie HR Record: On August 15th, after what seemed like four very long days, without hitting a HR, Alonso homered off Julio Teheran in the 1st inning. It was his 39th HR of the season tying the NL record set by the Dodgers Cody Bellinger in 2017.
Multi- Six RBI Game & NL Rookie HR Record: On August 15th, after what seemed like four very long days, without hitting a HR, Alonso homered off Julio Teheran in the 1st inning. It was his 39th HR of the season tying the NL record set by the Dodgers Cody Bellinger in 2017.
In the top of the 5th Alonso hit a two-run single & topped off his big night with an RBI single in the 7th inning as the Mets salvaged the final game of the three-game series against the division leading Braves.
From August 17th thru August 18th, Alonso collected three straight multi- two RBI games. On August 17th in the second game of a three-game series in Kansas City, Alonso doubled & collected a two run single. Single Season Rookie HR Record: In the Mets 11-5 win at Kansas City, Pete Alonso went into the record books once again. In the top of the 9th inning he hit a solo shot off Jacob Barnes for his 40th HR of the year. The HR set a new record for Rookie HRs in a single season.
Alonso went 2-4 in the game, with two more runs batted in for his 95th RBI of the year.
Mets Single Season HR Record: On August 24th, back at Citi Field the Mets hosted the division leading Atlanta Braves. The Mets were in a tight wild card race with five teams fighting for the spots. In the Mets four run 5th inning, Pete hit a three run HR off Max Fried, for his 41st HR of the season leading to a 9-5 Mets victory.
The 41st HR tied a Mets single season HR record with Carlos Beltran (2006) & Todd Hundley (1996).
New Mets Single Season HR Record: On August 27th, in a loss to the Cubs at Citi Field, Alonso hit a 4th inning solo HR off Yu Darvish, setting a new Mets franchise record with 42 HRs on the season.
September: Alonso started out September with a bang, as the Mets broke the losing streak & remained in the wild card race.
September: Alonso started out September with a bang, as the Mets broke the losing streak & remained in the wild card race.
From September 1st thru the 9th, Pete hit safely in his eight games batting .371 with five HRs & eight RBIs.
HRs in Back-to-Back Games: In a big three game series in Washington D.C the Mets took of three games, with Alonso homering in two of the games, as he hit HRs in back to back games for the seventh time on the season.Walk Off Bases Loaded Walk: On September 6th, with the Mets & Phillies tied in the bottom of the 9th inning at Citi Field, Juan Lagares & JD Davis both singled with two outs.
Reliever, Nick Vincent came hitting Jeff McNeil with a pitch. With the bases loaded, Vincent walked Pete Alonso allowing Juan Lagares to score with the game winning walk off run. The Mets celebrated with their 2019 tradition of ripping off the game winning walk off batters' jersey.
Reliever, Nick Vincent came hitting Jeff McNeil with a pitch. With the bases loaded, Vincent walked Pete Alonso allowing Juan Lagares to score with the game winning walk off run. The Mets celebrated with their 2019 tradition of ripping off the game winning walk off batters' jersey.
Multi- HR Game: On September 9th, as the Mets started their four-game sweep of Arizona Jacob deGrom got his ninth win of his second straight Cy Young Award season, Alonso had his fourth muti- HR game of the season, with hit a pair of HRs off Merrill Kelly. The HRs were his 46th & 47th on the season. The Mets were now just four games out of the wild card race.911 Tribute: On September 11th on the 18th Anniversary of the 911 tragedies, Pete Alonzo had patriotic 911 commemorative cleats made for every one of his teammates.
Quotes- Pete Alonso: "No one really knows how deep those emotional scars can be. Living here, just kind of interacting with everybody, I've tried to immerse myself in the New York living. I see traces of it every single day. Little bits and pieces of it. I just want to show recognition to all the people who are heroes. Ordinary people who felt a sense of urgency is an admirable quality. This is for all those people who lost their lives and all those people who did so much to help".
In that game he went 0-3 with a walk.
In that game he went 0-3 with a walk.
From there Alonso went back to work. After not hitting a HR for a week, which seemed like an eternity, he went back to the chase for the all-time single season HR record.
HRs in Three Straight Games: From September 17th thru September 20th, Alonso homered in three straight games, hitting HRs in consecutive games for the eighth time.
HRs in Three Straight Games: From September 17th thru September 20th, Alonso homered in three straight games, hitting HRs in consecutive games for the eighth time.On September 17th in a 6-1 win at Colorado, he collected two hits & a pair of RBIs with a two run HR off Tim Melville in a 6-1 Mets win. It was Pete's 31st muti-RBI game of the season. The next night he hit his 49th HR of the season in the Mets 7-4 win over the Rockies.
The Mets were four games behind the second wild card spot with eleven games to go.
First Met to Hit 50 HRs: The Mets Road trip moved to Cincinnati. On September 20th, Pete made history once again, as he hit his 50th HR of the season becoming the first Met in franchise history to hit 50 HRs.In the top of the 8th inning, with Jeff McNeil on, Alonso launched a massive HR off Sal Romano into the right field steamboat, at an estimated 437-feet.
Now with 52 homers he was one shy of the all-time single season MLB HR record.
Tying the MLB Rookie HR Record: On September 27th in a 4-2 Mets win over the Atlanta Braves, at Citi Field, Pete Alonso tied the single season Rookie HR record set by Aaron Judge. In the bottom of the 1st inning, Pete connected with a solo line drive HR down the left field line off Dallas Keuchel.
Tying the MLB Rookie HR Record: On September 27th in a 4-2 Mets win over the Atlanta Braves, at Citi Field, Pete Alonso tied the single season Rookie HR record set by Aaron Judge. In the bottom of the 1st inning, Pete connected with a solo line drive HR down the left field line off Dallas Keuchel.
All Time Rookie HR Record: 
On Saturday September 28th, in the next to last game of the season, Alonso topped off his amazing Rookie season making MLB history. Pete had his parents & fiancée' in attendance with the 32, 210 fans on hand to witness Mets history.
On Saturday September 28th, in the next to last game of the season, Alonso topped off his amazing Rookie season making MLB history. Pete had his parents & fiancée' in attendance with the 32, 210 fans on hand to witness Mets history.In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Pete Alonso blasted a long HR to centerfield off Braves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz. He rounded the bases with a smile raising his arms in the air. He received a standing ovation as all his teammates awaited him at home plate to greet him. Alonso broke down with tears.
Quotes- Pete Alonso: "It's surreal. It was almost like an out of body experience. Unbelievable moment. This is more than a dream. This is more than a fantasy. I cant put it into words."
The Mets went on to a 3-0 combined shut out win by Steven Matz & the Mets bullpen. The Mets finished the season with a sweep of the Braves but they missed the playoffs although they won 86 games.
Quotes- Pete Alonso: "It's surreal. It was almost like an out of body experience. Unbelievable moment. This is more than a dream. This is more than a fantasy. I cant put it into words."
The Mets went on to a 3-0 combined shut out win by Steven Matz & the Mets bullpen. The Mets finished the season with a sweep of the Braves but they missed the playoffs although they won 86 games.
Pete Alonso went on the win the NL Rookie of the year Award. His 53 HRs are the most ever by a Rookie in MLB history.
Pete also finished with 120 RBIs (3rd in the NL) 155 hits 30 doubles 2 triples 72 walks 103 runs scored (9th in the NL) 183 strike outs (3rd most in the NL) a .358 on base % & a .583 slugging % (6th most in the NL).
2020: In the Covid19 shortened season of 2020, Alonso played in 57 games hitting 16 HRs (3rd most in the NL) with 6 doubles 35 RBIs while batting just .231. His 4 intentional walks were 4th most in the league.
On August 14th he had the first of two multi-HR games, he had on the season. The other coming on the last day in a loss to the Washington Nats in D.C.
2021: Things slowly tried to get back to normal in baseball & the world after the pandemic 2020 season. On April 6th in the second game of the season, Alonso hit his first HR in an 8-4 win at Philadelphia.
On April 17th, Alonso drove in two runs, including a HR in a 3-2 Mets win at Colorado. In late April he hit HRs in back-to-back games at Wrigley Field in Chicago, although both were losing efforts.
In an early June series with Baltimore, he had a multi-HR game on June 8th & then returned the next day to hit another at Camden Yards in 1 14-1 Mets win. On June 15th he drove in all three runs in a 3-2 Mets win over the Cubs at home.
Home Run Derby: At the All-Star Game in Colorado, Alonso won his second straight HR Derby, as he beat out Baltimore's Trey Mancini in the final round. Pete became the third player to win back-to-back HR Derbys. Mets coach Dave Jauss pitched to him in this competition.
Two games later on July 25th, Alonso's 6th inning HR tied up the game as New York would go on to a 5-4 win over Toronto.
On the Mets west coast road trip, Alonso had back-to-back multi-RBI games, where he hit a total of three HRs, in San Diego & Los Angeles but all in losing efforts. The Mets skid had them losing 12 of 14 games.
He would have another multi-HR game on September 30th, also against the Marlins, this time at Citi Field in a 12-3 Mets win. In his last 42 home games he hit 11 HRs with 24 RBIs.
He also led the league in extra base hits (85) was second in HRs per at bat (11.3) as well as games played (161).
His first HR came in the fourth game of the season, in a 7-4 Met win at Fenway Park. On July 29th, he had a four hot game against the Red Sox at Citi Field.
In an August 28th, Mets double header sweep over the AL New York team, the Mets were down by three runs in the first game. Alonso tied the game with a three run HR in the 6th inning, off Chad Green. The Mets went on to a 6-4 win & 4-3 win in the night cap.
On September 3rd, Alonso hit a two run, walk off HR, off Albert Abreu to beat the AL New York team 9-7.
On April 13th, in the first game of a twin bill, he came to bat in the bottom of the 8th inning with the Mets down 3-2 to the Phillies. With the inherited runner on, Alonso singled to tie up the game. The Mets won it on Jonathan Villar's walk off single.
On May 1st, in Philadelphia he started out a Mets four run 1st inning with an RBI ground rule double off former teammate Zack Wheeler. The next day he drove in three runs, with a bases loaded three run double in an 8-7 win over the Phils.
He would miss two weeks of action with a sprained right-hand injury, returning on May 31st to hit a two run HR & drive in four runs in a 6-2 win at Arizona. The surprising rag tag Mets ended May in first place with a four-game lead.
Pete had a two-run single in the 3rd & a sac fly in the 5th which broke the 2-2 tie & was the game winner. On June 30th the Mets got destroyed by the Braves in Atlanta 20-2, Alonso's two run HR was the Mets only runs.
In July Alonso had his biggest month, hitting ten HRs with 22 RBIs.
Subway Series: On the July 4th subway series double header, Alonso homered in both ends of the twin bill split. In the first game, Alonso led off the Mets six run 7th inning, with a HR off Aroldis Chapman, in the Mets 10-5 win. In game two, Alonso hit his 15th HR of the season, coming off Darren O'Day in the Mets 4-2 loss.
On July 9th, he hit a three-run shot off Pittsburgh's JT Brubaker in a 13-4 Mets blow out win over the Pirates. He then homered in the second game of a twin bill split with Pittsburgh two days later.
Newsday reported he made $2 million from winning the two HR Derbys, over a half million more than his first three years salaries combined. He was not named to the All-Star team.
Quotes- Pete Alonso: " I think I'm the best power hitter on the planet".
In Cincinnati he homered in back-to-back games, then two days later on July 23rd he hit two HRs in a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays at Citi Field. His first HR came off Ryan Borucki & his second off former Met teammate Steven Matz. Tylor Megill earned his first career win in this combined shut out.
Walk Off HR: In the second game of an August 12th double header with the Nationals, Alonso delivered the walk off game winning HR off Kyle Finnegan, for his 25th HR of the year. It was his only walk off hit of the year.
Alonso had an 11-game hit streak from August 15th - August 26th, the longest of his career up to that point.
The Mets had been in first place most of the season & were still tied after the double header with Washington. But the Dodgers came to town & swept a three-game set. The Mets went to California 2.5 games back & returned six back never recovering as their season fell apart.
On September 6th, Alonso hit his 30th HR of the season, the solo shot came off Washington's Patrick Corbin in a 4-3 Mets loss. It was his second 30 plus HR season of his young career.
Multi HR Games: In September Pete had two more multi-HR games, totaling four on the season. On September 7th, Alonso hit two HRs in a 9-4 win at Miami.
It also marked a milestone in his career as the first was his 100th career HR, making him the second fastest player to reach that milestone (347 games).
Trivia: Alonso became the first Mets player to have more than one season with 25 or more HRs on the road. His 25 road HRs led the major leagues.
Alonso hit 37 HRs (3d in the NL) he became the sixth Mets player to have multiple 35 plus HR seasons. He had 94 RBIs in 2021. In 152 games he batted .261 with 147 hits 27 doubles three triples with 60 walks 6 intentional walks (8th most in the NL) a .344 on base % & a .863 OPS.
At first base he played games with 98 double plays turned (3rd in the NL) 98 assists (4th most in the NL) with 978 put outs (4th in the NL).
2022 Mets Wild Card Season: Alonso's season got off to a dangerous start early on.
Luckily, he nor anyone else was hurt in the accident. His wife was behind him watching the whole incident as it unfolded. He said it was a near death experience.
On March 25th, he signed a $7.4-million-dollar deal avoiding arbitration.
Hit By Pitch: On Opening Night April 7th in Washington DC, Alonso was struck on the shoulder by a pitch from Mason Thompson.
things looked bad as he was bleeding from his lip & checking to see if he had lost any teeth.
He was removed from the game but was seen icing the lip in the dugout, as he was quoted as saying "All good". It was one of three hits batsman in the game, as Mark Canha was plunked twice as well. It was the start of a long season of Mets batters getting hit.
On April 13th Pete had one of five, five RBI days on the season. This came in a 9-6 win at Philadelphia, He first had an RBI double down the line, he later hit another RBI double off the wall. He capped off his day with a three HR, his second of the season. Thru his first eight games he had ten RBIs.
Pete drove in two runs in the first game of the series vs. Arizona then hit a two run HR in the
finale, as five Mets pitchers combined on a 5-0 shut out. relievers.
finale, as five Mets pitchers combined on a 5-0 shut out. relievers.
On April 26th, Alonso was struck in the head again with a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals. This time even his wife joined in on the frustration venting off on social media.
That night three Mets were hit by pitches, upsetting Manager Buck Showalter & the team. The next day J.D. Davis was hit by a pitch & had to leave the game. Later Mets pitcher,
Yohan Lopez threw close to Nolan Arenado with a pitch in the 8th inning.
Yohan Lopez threw close to Nolan Arenado with a pitch in the 8th inning.
Quotes- Pete Alonso: "I got pulled from behind. Actually, Genisis Cabrera grabbed me by the back collar & he just ripped down. Then the coach just kind of jumped on me & I thought that was kind cheap. If you want to hold me back, is you want to restrain me, go at me like a man. I totally understand I'm a big guy, a big strong guy. Obviously, they don't know my temper. They don't know what I can do. If I wanted to put someone in the hospital, I easily could. I was just out there trying to protect my guys."
In May he had his most productive RBI month, driving in thirty runs. He batted .315 with a 1.011 OPS & a .398 on base %.
In a May 8th double header at Philadelphia, he crushed two HRs, for the first of three multi-HR games on the season. In that game he drove in five runs for the second time of the year. The Mets won it 6-1.
On May 18th he hit a three-run blast off the Cards TJ McFarland in the Mets five run 8th inning. The Mets went on to a 11-4 victory.
On May 22nd, Taijuan Walker pitched seven shutout inning in Colorado. Alonzo & Francisco Lindor supplied the two Mets runs in the 2-0 win. On May 23rd as the Mets moved to San Francisco, he had a big three hit game, hitting his 11th HR of the season, a three-run shot off Alex Cobb.
run HR off Bailey Falter giving the Mets a 5-0 lead over the Phillies. In the 4th inning he doubled in his fourth run of the game in the 8-6 Mets win.
In June the Mets went to Los Angeles for a big series at Dodger Stadium, with the mighty Dodgers. In the second game Alonso hit his 13th HR of the year, although the Mets lost the game 6-1.
In the final game the Mets salvaged the series & showed they could challenge L.A. as the NL's best team with the 9-4 win. Alonso would come up big with HRs off Walker Buehler in the 3rd inning & Brusdar Graterol in the 7th inning. Pete had three hits & five RBIs on the night.
Grand Slam: On June 17th in a game against the Marlins at Citi Field, he hit his second grand slam of the season. It came off Tommy Nance after he had just hit Francisco Lindor with a pitch to load the bases. Lindor had homered in the 1st inning. Pete's 19th HR came in a seven run Mets 6th inning in the 10-4 victory.
25th in South Florida, hitting two more HRs in a 5-3 Mets win.
On July 6th he had his first four hit day of the season, it came in Cincinnati in an 8-3 Mets win. After a mini-HR slump that lasted two weeks, he homered off the Marlins Braxton Garrett in a 5-4 Mets win at Citi Field. The Mets were down 4-3 in the 10th inning when Tomas Nido doubled to tie it & scored when Brandon Nimo reached on an error for the walk off win.
Before the All-Star game he had a big four game series at Wrigley Field, collecting just three hits but driving in six runs, as the Mets took two of three from the Cubs.
2022 All Star Game: After some contemplation, Alonso chose to participate in the HR derby. Alonso had won the two previous Derby's. Former Met pitching coach, now with the Nationals agreed to pitch to him. He did not win the competition.
Alonso & teammates Jeff McNeil, Edwin Diaz & Starling Marte all represented the Mets at the Mid-Summer Classic. Alonso was a reserve at first base to Paul Goldschmidt in the AL's 3-2 win at Dodger Stadium. In his only at bat he drew a walk off Nestor Cortes.
Subway Series: In the two game subway series sweep at Citi Field, Alonso drove in a run & collected three hits in the first game 6-3 win. The next he hit a solo HR in the Mets 3-2 win highlighted by Starling Marte's walk off base hit in the bottom of the 9th.
On August 13th, he had an RBI single in the bottom of the 1st inning, off Aaron Nola. It was the only run of the game as Jacob deGrom pitched six shutout innings, striking out ten Phillies in a 1-0 Mets win.
The Braves would take two of three in the Atlanta series, but New York still held a 3.5 game lead.
On August 19th, as the Mets moved up to Philadelphia, Alonso hit his 30th HR of the year, a three-run shot off Aaron Nola once again in the Mets 7-2 win. He now passed the 100 RBI mark for the second time in his career.
Walk Off Hit: The next night, the Mets were down to the Rockies 6-4 when Mark Canha tied the game up with am 8th inning double. In the bottom of the 9th, Brandon Nimmo walked & Starling Marte was hit by a pitch. With two outs, Alonso singled to left field off Daniel Bard, as Nimmo scored with the walk off run in the Mets 7-6 win.
NL Player of the Week: In September he hit 9 HRs & drove in 26 runs. Starting on September 13th, he drove in runs in eight straight games. From September 13th thru September 27th, he drove in 22 runs in a 13-game stretch winning the Player of the Week Award.
On September 19th, in Milwaukee, he hit a long three-run monster shot off Corbin Burns, for his 36th of the year in a 7-2 win. The next night he hit #37 in a 7-5 Mets win over the Brew Crew.
Benches Clear: On September 18th. Alonso was hit by a pitch from Pittsburgh's Johan Oviedo in the 1st inning of the Mets 7-3 win. Alonso exchanged words on his way to first, as benches cleared but order was restored.
Trivia: It was the 102nd time a Mets was hit by a pitch for the season. They would seta single season record getting plunked 112 times on the year. Alonso was hit by 12 pitches on the season.
Five RBI Day & Mets Single Season RBI Leader: On September 25th he matched his season high five RBIs in a 13-4 Met win. First, he hit a two run HR in the 4th inning, his 39th of the year. Later in the 8th, he cleared the bases with a three run double off the right field wall blowing the game open.
He set a single season Mets RBI record that day as well, passing the 124 mark previously held by Mike Piazza.
It was the second time in his career he reached that milestone, as he became the first Mets player to 40 or more HRs for a second time.
As the Mets got swept in a horrible series in Atlanta, losing their hold on first place, Alonso collected a hit in each game, as well as drew two walks but he did not HR or drive in any runs.
He closed out the regular season with two RBIs in the Mets 4-2 win over the Nationals on October 4th.
For 2022, Alonso came in second in the MVP voting, he led the league with 131 RBIs, he hit 40 HRs (second in the NL) with a career high 162 hits & career best .271 average.
He led the NL in intentional walks (16) & was second with nine sac flies. He also hit 27 doubles with 95 runs scored, 67 walks a .352 on base % & a .869 OPS. He struck out 128 times.
Defensively his defense has improved considerably at first base as well. Pete made eight errors in 1013 chances with a .992 fielding % playing 134 games at first base. His 92 assists were 3rd most in the NL.
2022 Post Season: The Mets hosted the hot San Diego Padres in the NL Wild Card Series; they lost two of the three games ending their once promising season in disappointment.
In Game #1 he collected a 1st inning single off Yu Darvish in the 7-1 Mets loss.
In the Mets Game #2 win, Alonso hit a 5th inning lead off HR off the Padres Nick Martinez. Pete drew two walks & scored a run in the 7-3 vitory.
In Game #3 he collected the only hit in the one hit combined shut out loss.
(see Part Two for 2023-2025)