Remembering Mets History (2025) Pete Alonso Wins April NL Player of the Month

After an off season where Pete Alonso & the Mets couldn't see eye to eye on a contact, a deal was finally agreed upon on February 5th giving Pete a two-year $54 million deal with a $10 million signing bonus. The fans wanted Pete back & let management know that. Pete wanted to come back & he let that be known as well. 

Alonso came to Spring Training determined, then began the season with a purpose. He showed that he was the Mets most valuable player & the league's best player in the month of April.

Pete Alonso closed out the month of March hitting his fourth career grand slam HR, coming off the Marlins Cal Quantrill in a seven run Mets 5th inning of a 10-4 win in South Florida.

Multi- Four RBI Game: On April 2nd, in a 6-5 extra inning win in South Florida, Alonso had
his first multi- four RBI game of the season. He collected three hits with a pair of doubles scoring two runs. In the top of the 1st, Alonso doubled bringing in Juan Soto with his first RBI of the game. 

The Mets fell behind 4-1 but in the top of the 8th inning, after Luis Torrens & Francisco Lindor both singled, Alonso hit his second HR of the season, a three-run shot off Calvin Faucher tying up the game. The Mets went on to win it 6-5 in extra innings.

On April 4th, the Mets hosted that years AL Champion Blue Jays at Citi Field. In the bottom of the 1st, Pete made it back-to-back HR games, with a two run shot off Kevin Gausman.

On Sunday April 6th in the series finale, Alonso collected a 3rd inning RBI single helping David Peterson, Max Kranick & the rest of the Mets bullpen in a 2-1 win. It was the first of three straight multi-two hit games for Alonso getting him over the .300 mark. 

From April 6th to April 11th Pete would hit safely in five straight games, collecting ten hits raising his average to .333.

Multi- Four RBI Game: On Tuesday April 8th, the Mets hosted the Miami Marlins taking a 10-5 win. Alonso hit a pair of doubles matching his April best four multi- RBI games. 

In the bottom of the 3rd his RBI double scored Juan Soto. In the bottom of the 6th, he cleared the bases with a three-run double off Ronn Henriquez.

Two days later the Mets flew to West Sacramento, the city the Athletics would be calling home for the next two years until their Las Vegas Stadium is ready. Alonso had a muti-three hit game, starting with an RBI double, his sixth of the season & a sac fly RBI . In the top of the 8th, he homered off Jose Leclerc with his fourth HR of the season, reaching 18 RBIs.

From April 14th to April 16th in a three-game series at Minnesota where New York dropped two of three, Alonso had three straight muti-two hit games while driving in runs in each contest. He now had eight multi-hit games.

From April 18th thru April 23rd, Pete went on a six-game hit streak, collecting eight more hits with a HR, three doubles & five RBIs keeping his season average up to one of the league's best at .341. 

On April 19th at Citi Field, he hit his sixth HR of the season, a solo shot off St. Louis' John King, he also collected an RBI double in the 3-0 Mets combined shut out. The next night he added an RBI single in the 7-4 win. The Mets went on to a four game series sweep with Pete collecting four hits. 

On April 22nd, Alonso collected a 7th inning RBI double in a 5-1 win of the Phillies. It was his tenth double of the season. 

On April 23rd, with the Mets down 3-2 to the Phillies in the bottom of the 10th inning, Alonso doubled off Jordan Romano scoring the inherited runner to tie the game. Alonso then scored the walk off game winning run on Starling Marte's base hit. 

The win gave the Mets a seven-game win streak & a sweep of the Phillies.

From April 26th to April 29th, Pete collected six hits in a four-game hit streak, while hitting his seventh HR of the season.

NL Player of the Month: In the month of April, Alonso hit .362 with 34 hits, collecting 11 doubles, a triple, six HRs & 24 RBIs. 

He scored 20 runs, was hit by five pitches, drew 16 walks posted a .470 on base % & 1.161 OPS. Alonso also played a fine defense at first base.

Pete was the first Met to win a Player of the Month Award since Eduardo Escobar (2022).

On May 1st Alonso was first in the NL in doubles (6) on base % (.475) & slugging (.649) He was also tied for most games played (32). Pete ranked second in the NL in batting (.342) & in hit by pitches (5). He was tied for third in RBIs (28) & HRs (7). He was also fifth in the league in walks (24).