2023: The Mets gave Pete 14.5 million for 2023 during arbitration. The season started with high hopes for the team, but everything fell apart really fast. The Mets were done early on, they fell under .500 on May 7th for the first time. They got to three games above that mark, but on June 6th fell below .500 for good.Multi HR Game: On April 5th Alonso hit two HRs off the Brewers Corbin Burnes but the Maets took a 7-6 loss to the Brewers.
In his next game, on April 7th, Pete his 150th career HR, passing Carlos Beltran for sixth on the Mets all-time list, making him the second fasted player in MLB history to reach that mark that quickly in his career at 538 games. He homered the next day as well in the Mets second straight win over the Marlins at Citi Field.
In a ten-game stretch in mid-April Pete collected 15 hits with 5 HRs & 12 RBIs hitting .375.
On April 15th, Pete hit a solo HR off the A's Shintaro Fujinami in a 3-2 win at Oakland. The next day, Alonso's top of the 9th inning HR off Dany Jimenez tied up the game at three ach. The Mets won it in the 10th inning on a bases loaded walk.
He began May batting .257 which was his highest average for the remainder of the year. Pete would hit HRs all season long, but he still struggled at the plate as just 54 of his 123 hits were singles.
In mid-May from May 16th to May 19th, Alonso homered in four straight games. Pete would hit HRs in three straight games twice during the season as well. All but one of the HRs came with men on base, giving him nine RBIs in that stretch.
Walk Off HR: On May 17th, Alonso hit his 15th HR of the young season. In the bottom of the 10th inning, he came to bat with the Mets down 7-5. Alonso had Brandon Nimmo & Jeff McNeil on base as he hit a three-run game winning HR off Tampa's Pete Fairbanks.
Grand Slam HR: On May 19th, with the Mets down 7-3 to Cleveland in the bottom of the 7th inning, Alonso hit a grand slam HR off James Karinchak tying up the game. The Mets won the game in the bottom of the 10th inning on Francisco Lindor's walk off single. It was his third career grand slam.
On June 7th, he was hit on the wrist by a pitch from the Braves Charlie Morton.
He was removed from the game & it was feared he would be out of action for a long time, luckily, he would miss just eleven days on the IL. He returned on June 18th & went 0-4 in a loss to the Cardinals. Three games later he would homer in an 11-1 at Houston.
Alonso began July with a pair of two run HRs in the first week then took almost three weeks to hit
another HR. In that time his average had fallen to a low of .203.
2023 All Star: Pete made his 3rd All Star game going 0-2 in the NL's 3-2 win at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium. He participated in the HR Derby once again as well but did not win.
Five RBI Games: In the July 25th Subway series matchup, Alonso hit two HRs off Domingo German, a 3rd inning three run shot & a 6th inning solo shot. He began the game with a 1st inning RBI single off Germain as well. The Mets won the game in the Bronx, 9-3 as Alonso drove in five runs.
Three days later on July 28th he had another multi-HR, five RBI fame in a 5-1 win over Washington at Citi Field. Alonso connected with a three-run shot off Mackenzie Gore & then a two-run shot off Rico Garcia. This was to be Max Scherzer's final win as a Mets pitcher as he was traded two days later.
Player of the Week Award: In that week, from July 25th to August 1st, Alonso hit .321 with nine hits, five HRs & 14 RBIs.
Six RBI Game: On August 7th, in an 11-2 Mets win over the Cubs at Citi Field, Alonso had his fourth multi-HR game of the season driving in a season high run. In the 1st inning Pete hit a three-run shot off Drew Siley then hit another off Smiley in the 3rd inning with one runner on. Pete also collected three hits on the day.
Alonso hit HRs in three straight games, as he connected in each of the next two games with the Cubs as well, driving in ten runs in that three-game stretch.
From August 16th to August 20th Alonso hit HRs in four of five games driving in six runs. First, he homered in back-to-back games in wins over the Pirates & Cardinals, then two more in back-to-back games at St. Louis.
Fifth Multi HR Game: On September 3rd, he had his fifth multi-HR game of the season, it came off Seattle pitchers, Trent Thorton & George Kirby in a 6-3 win at Citi Field. The HRs had Pete reach the 40 HR mark & 1000 mark for the second straight year, the third time in his five-year career he reached both those milestones.
MLB History: Alonso became just the fifth player in MLB history to hit 40 or more HRs in his first five seasons. The first player to do it was former Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner.
In his next game he hit his 42nd HR, a solo shot off Andres Machado in Washington.
On September 12th, he started a stretch of driving in runs in four straight games, hitting two HRs with nine RBIs. That week the Mets took three of four games in a series with the soon to be NL Champion Arizona Diamondbacks.
On September 27th, Pete collected four hits while hitting his 46th & final HR of the season, coming off Braxton Garrett in a 11-2 Mets win in the first game of a double header with the Marlins at Citi Field.
In 2023 he hit 46 HRs (3rd in the NL) with 118 RBIs (2nd in the NL). He batted just .217 with 123 hits 21 doubles two triples & 92 runs scored. Alonso fanned a career high 151 times. He led the NL in hit by pitches (21) drew 65 walks posting a poor .318 on base % with a .821 OPS.
The Mets finished the year at 75-87 in a disappointing fourth place. During the season they traded off players like Eduardo Escobar, Max Scherzer, Mark Canha & Justin Verlander. Alonso's name began to come up as well being a hot topic very un-popular with Mets fans.
2024 Mets Wild Card Champs Season: Pete began the season going hitless on Opening Day, then having back-to-back multi- hit games.
From April 4th thru April 9th, Alonso hit four HRs with seven RBIs in a four-game span. On April 4th, the Mets entered the bottom of the 9th down 1-0 to the Tigers.
Alonso led off the inning with his second HR of the season tying up the game. Tyrone Taylor's RBI single won the game later that inning.
Multi- HR Game: On April 13th at Citi Field, Alonso had his first multi-HR game of the season, as he hit two solo shots, coming off the Royals Alec Marsh & Angel Zepa in an 11-7 loss to KC. He had also hit a HR the previous game to give him back-to-back HR games for the first time on the season.
He would homer two more times that month in losing efforts & finish April with eight HRs.
Multi- Three RBI Game: On May 7th in St. Louis, his solo HR & two run double led the Mets to a 7-5 win, as he collected his third multi-three RBI game of the season.
On May 12th, he drove in two runs in a 4-3 win at Atlanta. On May 16th, Pete hit a solo HR off the Phils Taijuan Walker in a 6-5 win at Citizens Bank Park.
Back-to-Back HR Games: On May 22nd & May 24th, he had back-to-back HR games for the second time on the year. On May 22nd he homered off Cleveland's Triston McKenzie then the next game off the Giants Nick Avila, both in Mets losses.
Mets Comeback Season Turnaround: On May 29th the Mets were 11 games under .500 at 22-33, nowhere near a playoff spot. Everyone wrote them off & started predicting where Alonso would be traded too at the trade line. Pete was putting up good power numbers but not his usual Alonso stats and he was criticized for that as well.
But from June until the end of the season, the Mets were the best team in baseball going 65-29 winning a playoff spot with some exciting wins along the way.
In that 105 games span, Alonso hit 22 HRs with 18 doubles & 61 RBIs. Although he was
overshadowed by Francisco Lindor but certainly helped the Mets run & would have a good post season to follow up.
He started out June hitting HRs against Arizona & Washington in the first four games of the month.
London Series: In the two-game series split in London, with the Phillies, Pete went 2-7 with a
walk, hit by pitch & BI. In the bottom of the 9th inning of the second game, with the Mets now having tied the game, Pete was hit by a pitch from Jose Alvarez with the bases loaded forcing in the go head run on the 6-5 win.
Multi- Five RBI Game: On June 16th, in an 11-6 win over the Padres at Citi Field Pete had a season high five RBI game. In the bottom of the 1st, he hit his 15th HR of the season, a three-run shot off Dylan Cease. Later Pete added a two-run single in the 8th inning.
RBIs in Four Straight Games: On June 17th, the next game, which was in Texas, Pete would
drive in two more runs with a three-hit game in a 14-2 Mets win.
On June 18th, he came to bat in the top of the 9th inning of a 6-6 game facing Kirby Yates. With two on & one out, Pete doubled to left field bringing in J.D. Martinez in what was the games winning run. The next game he hit a two run HR in the 5-3 loss. In the three-game series at Arlington he collected six hits, a HR & four RBIs.
On June 26th, in the Mets 12-2 subway series win, after going hitless in the first game he collected a hit, walk, & hit by pitch, to score a season high three runs in the win. He would match that feat three times on the season. Pete collected 16 walks & drove in 19 runs in the month of June, he would drive in 19 runs again in August.
On July 23rd in the Bronx, Pete doubled to lead off the 6th inning of a 1-1 game. He then scored on Jeff McNeil's two run HR which led the way to the 3-2 win. The next night, Pete hit his 20th HR of the season, a two-run blast coming off Gerit Cole in the 12-2 Mets win. The Mets hit three HRs battering Cole for six runs on the evening.
On July 28th & 29th, he hit HRs in back-to-back games for the third time on the season, coming in games with Atlanta & Minnesota at Citi Field.
Multi- HR Game: On August 8th in Colorado, he had his second multi-HR game of the season, hitting a pair of long balls off the Rockies Austin Gomber in a 9-1 Mets win. Pete also had three hits & three RBIs in the game. He now had 25 HRs on the season.
Multi-Four Hit/ Three RBI Game: On August 14th, Alonso had his only four hit game of the season. He hit his 26th HR of the year, doubled & hit a pair of singles in the 9-1 win over the A's at Citi Field.
Mets Nine Game Win Streak: As the Mets went on a nine-game win streak, Pete continued to contribute. From August 27th to August 31st, Alonso hit three HRs with five RBIs over the five games, in which the Mets won four of five.
30th HR: On August 30th, he hit his 30th HR of the season coming off the White Sox Davis Martin. It was the fourth straight season; Pete had reached the 30 HR mark. The next batter Jesse Winker also homered to go back-to-back with Pete in the 5-3 win.
Mets ALL Time Hit By Pitch Leader: On September 10th, he was hit by a pitch by the Jays Chris Bassitt, giving him 81 career hits by pitches, the most in franchise history passing teammate Brandon Nimmo. Alonso would reach 85 hit by pitches by the end of the season.
Team Meeting: On September 16th in a team meeting, Alonso spoke with passion emphasizing how important it was for him to celebrate with the team making the playoffs & advancing in the post season after missing out two years prior. With Francisco Lindor down with a back injury, it was Alonso's turn to lead the 2024 team.
Multi- Five RBI Game: On September 17th, in a 10-1 win over the Nationals at Citi Field, Pete had his second five RBI game of the season. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, he hit a two-run single breaking a 1-1 tie giving the Mets a 3-1 lead.
Then in the bottom of the 6th, Pete hit a three run HR off Zach Brykcy. The win kept the Mets tied with Atlanta for the second wild card spot.
It was Alonso's 23rd multi- RBI game of the season & the seventh time he had driven in three runs or more in a game.
On September 19th at Citi Field, Alonso hit his 34th & final HR of the regular season. It came off
Taijuan Walker in the Mets 10-6 win, as they took three of four in the big series to remain in the playoff hunt.
On September 22nd, he received a hugs standing ovation from the Citi Field crowd, as they showed their appreciation to him in what could have been his last at bat in the home ballpark as a Mets player. Pete acknowledged the crowd back.
Playoff Pumpkin: While in Milwaukee at the end of the season, Pete & his wife came across a small pumpkin while visiting a local farm. He took it to the team as its latest good luck charm & the playoff pumpkin was born.
It was with him again in Milwaukee in celebration, a week later when the Mets won the NLWC series after his 9th inning HR.
Quote- Pete Alonso: It's the playoff pumpkin, nothing is more fall than playoff baseball & pumpkins."
Mets Clinch Playoff Berth: On September 30th, as the Mets clinched a playoff spot in the first game of a double header with the Braves, Pete collected a hit going 1-4.
2024 Post Season- NLWC: In the NLWC series win over the Brewers, Alonso was 2-9 with three walks. In the Mets Game #1 win, Pete drew three walks, one intentional & scored on Jesse Winkers 2nd inning two run triple.
In the Game #2 loss he went 1-4.
NLWC Game Winning HR: In Game #3 at Milwaukee, the Mets entered the 9th inning down 2-0 facing elimination. Francisco Lindor drew a leadoff walk, then Brandon Nimmo collected a one out single.
In one of his biggest moments, Pete blasted a three run HR off Devin Williams giving the Mets the 3-2 lead. He silenced the Milwaukee crowd & led the way for the 4-2 Mets series clinching win. He blew another kiss as he rounded the bases.
It was another comeback win in an exciting week, where the Mets came back in the 9th inning, three runs down in Atlanta to clinch a playoff berth just four days earlier & came back from a run down in the 5th inning of the first game of this series scoring four runs in that 5th inning.
2024 NLDS: In the NLDS win over the Phillies, Alonso hit .308 (4-13) two HRs a double three
runs scored & three RBIs. He walked four times, hit a sac fly & struck out six times.
In the Mets 6-2 Game#1 win, Alonso was 0-4 with a sac fly in the Mets five run 8th inning.
HRs in Back-to-Back NLDS Games: In the Game #2 loss, he hit a solo HR off Jose Ruiz in the 6th inning, for his second post season HR.
In the Game #3 win at Citi Field, he led off the 2nd inning with a HR off Aaron Nola scoring the first run of the game with his third post season HR & second in a row. In the 7th inning, he walked loading the bases & was thrown out at home trying to score on Jose Iglesias two run hit.
In the Game #4 series clinching win at Citi Field, he doubled & drew a walk. In the top of the 9th inning, he walked for the third straight NLDS game. Then Pete surprised everyone by stealing second base. It was his first stolen base since August 7th, Pete stole just three bases on the season.
2024 NLCS: In the NLCS loss to the Dodgers, Pete hit .273 (6-22) with a HR 5 runs scored & four RBIs. He drew five walks & struck out seven times.
In the Game 1 loss at L.A., he went 0-3 with a walk. In the Mets 7-3 Game #2 win, he collected a single, then a 9th inning walk, scoring on Starling Marte's double.
Three Run HR & Four Runs Scored NLCS Game: In the Mets 12-6 Game #5 win at Citi Field, Alonso scored four runs, reaching base four times, with two hits a walk & hit by pitch. He started the scoring with a three-run 1st inning HR off Jack Flaherty. It was his third HR of the post season & ninth RBI.
In the bottom of the 3rd, he walked & scored on Starling Marte's two run double.
In the bottom of the 4th, he was hit by a pitch from Brent Honeywell Jr. then scored on Jesse Winker's triple.
In the 8th, he led off with a single then later scored on Marte's single. In the next two games he was 1-8 with a walk & four strike outs.
In the final Game #6 loss, he collected two more hits, including a 1st inning RBI single off Michael Kopech putting the Mets on the board first.
Trivia: Alonso drew walks in eight of his last nine post season games, including a stretch of five in a row. He also struck out in 11 of 13 post seasons games, including ten straight.
Contract Negotiations: In the off season his contract expired & he declined the qualifying offer. Mets fans were hanging on all winter worrying that their top start player would be leaving via free agency. Finally after back & forth negotiations he agreed to a two year $54 million contract with an opt out clause after 2025. All was well in the Mets universe.
Family: In early April Pete & his wife Hayley announced they were going to have their first child.
2025- A Grand Slam & Multi- HR Game: After collecting just one hit in the opening series in Houston, Pete had a big game in the first game in the south Florida series. In the top of the 5th inning of the 10-4 win over the Marlins, Pete hit his fourth career grand slam HR coming off Cal Quantrill giving the Mets a 6-1 lead. It was the first of seven games on the year he would drive in four or more runs. It was his 28th HR vs the Marlins in his career, the most of any Mets player. The Mets hit four HRs in the game s well.Multi- Four RBI Game: On April 2nd, in the final game of the series with the Marlins, Pete had another multi-four RBI game, with a 1st inning RBI double then in the 8th inning, he hit his second HR of the year a three run shot tying up the game at four. They went on to an 11th inning win with Alonso drawing a walk then scoring when Xzavion Curry walked Jesse Winker with the bases loaded.In the Mets home Opener vs the eventual AL Champion Toronto Blue Jays, Alonso hit his third HR of the year, a 1st inning two run shot off Kevin Gausman as the Mets went on to a 5-0 shut out behind Tylor Megill, Reed Garrett, AJ Minter & Max Kranick.
Multi- Four RBI Game: On April 8th, in a 10-5 win over the Marlins Pete continued to crush the Fish with his third multi-Four RBI game of the young season. In the bottom of the 3rd, he doubled in Juan Soto tying up the game at two. In the bottom of the 6th inning with the bases loaded he hit a three run bases clearing double giving the Mets a 9-5 lead in the eventual 10-5 win.On April 11th as the Mets went to West Sacramento to play the Athletics who were in between ballparks at the time, Alonso had a multi-three RBI game with a three hit game. He collected his 4th HR of the season an RBI double & RBI sac fly in the 7-6 win.
From April 14th thru April 16th he drove in runs in three straight games. On April 19th, Pete hit his 6th HR of the season with an RBI double driving in two of the three runs in the Kodai Senga combined 3-0 shut out over the Cardinals.On April 23rd in an extra inning game with the Phillies, Nick Castellanos put Philly ahead in the top of the 10th, with an RBI single off Edwin Diaz. In the bottom of the inning, Pete Alonso tied the game with an RBI double off Jordan Romano then scored the winning run on Starling Marte's walk off single.
From April 28th to May 5th, he had five multi-two hit games in an eight game span, while hitting HRs in three of the games & driving in seven runs.
Walk Off Sac Fly: On May 12th, the Mets took a 3-2 lead to the bottom of the 9th inning when Huascar Brazoban blew the lead. In the bottom of the 9th with the score tied, Francisco Lindor & Juan Soto both singled. Alonso then hit an RBI sac fly scoring Lindor with the walk off game winning run. It was Pete's eighth career walk off RBI.Pete kept his average over .300 until mid-May, then he kept in the .290's into July.
On May 25th at Citi Field, Pete hits his tenth HR of the season, a 1st inning two run shot off the Dodgers Landon Knack in the 3-1 Mets win. Shohei Ohtanoi supplied the lone Dodger run with a HR.
Pete would end May with a two run HR in a 6-4 win over the White Sox. He started out June with
a three run HR off the Rockies Carson Palmquist in a 5-3 win at Citi Field at the end of that homestand. From June 1st thru June 11th, he collected twenty RBIs hitting six HRs hitting .375 with a .468 on base %.
From June 2nd thru June 5th, in the four game series at Dodger Stadium Pete went hitless in the first game then would collect seven hits in the next three games, all multi-hit games. On June 3rd he drove in two runs then hit HRs in the next two games collecting nine RBIs in the series.
Multi- HR-Five RBI Game: On June 4th in a 6-1 win at Los Angeles, Pete had a season high multi-five RBI game while hitting two HRs in a game for the first time on the season. In the top or the 1st inning he hit a two run HR to right field off Tony Gonsolin giving New York a 3-0 lead. In the top of the 8th, he hit a three run HR off Ryan Lotos giving the Mets a 5-0 lead. It was his 14th HR of the year & the five RBIs totaled 53.Pete had a good year against the back-to-back World Champion Dodgers, hitting .370 with four HRs & 12 RBIs. The only other team he did better against was the Marlins.
Multi-HR Four RBI Game: On June 8th, he had his second multi-HR game of the season, with a pair of HRs & a muti-three hit game in a 13-5 win in Colorado. Pete hit a pair of two run HRs coming off Chase Dollanger & Tyler Kinney. The Mets hit six HRs in the game with Jeff McNeil also having a multi-HR game. Pete collected RBIs in next two games as well.Alonso began July driving in runs in eight of ten games, with three HRs & eight RBIs although he collected just seven hits. He drove runs two of the three games with Milwaukee at Citi Field, then opened up the subway series with a 3rd inning RBI base hit putting the Mets ahead in the game 3-2.
Multi- HR-Five RBI Game: On July 5th, in the second game of the Citi Field subway series, Pete matched his season high multi- five RBIs with his third multi-HR of the year as well. In the bottom of the 5th with the Mets leading 5-2 led by Brandon Nimmo's grand slam, Pete added a two run HR off Carlos Rondon. In the top of the 7th he hit his second HR of the game, his 20th of the season with a three run shot off Jayvien Sandridge. Pete also collected three hits in the 12-6 win. In the three game series Alonso hit two HRs with eight RBIs.
On July 8th in a 7-6 win at Baltimore, the Mets went to the top of the 6th inning, with the Mets down 6-2 Francisco Lindor & Pete Alonso both hit two run HRs tying up the game. The Mets would win the game on Juan Soto's RBI in the top of the 10th.
2025 All Star: Pete was named to his fourth straight All Star team joining teammates Francisco Lindor & Edwin Diaz in the game played at Cleveland. In the top of the 8th inning Alonso hit a three run HR off Kris Bublic giving the NL a 5-0 lead. The game would end up in a tie as Edwin Diaz gave up the 9th inning game tying single to Steven Kwan. Pete went 1-2 in the game.On July 23rd, in a 6-3 win over the Angels at Citi Field, Pete hit his 22nd HR of the season, a three run shot off Jake Elder leading to the 6-3 win.
Back to Back HR Games: On August 1st & 2nd, he hit HRs in back-to-back games for the third time on the season. The HRs came against the Giants at Citi Field, both were multi-RBI games with a combined five runs driven in. Multi- Four Hit Game: On August 4th, he had his first four hit game of the season, hitting his 25th HR of the year coming off Slade Cecconi. Pete also collected three singles in the 7-6 Mets loss.
On August 26th he would have his second four hit game, coming in a 6-5 win over the Phillies at Citi Field. In the game he hit is 33rd double of the year driving in two runs reaching 105 RBIs.
All Time Mets HR Record: On August 8th in a 7-4 loss in Milwaukee, Pete homered off Tobias Myers with his 26th HR of the season & his 252nd Mets career HR matching Darryl Strawberry for the All Time Mets HR mark.On August 12th, three days later as the Mets opened a home stand with the Atlanta Braves, in front of 39,748 anxious Mets fans, Pete topped the Mets All Time HR list taking sole possession with a 3rd inning two run HR off Spencer Strider for his 253 Mets HR.
As he rounded the bases he broke out with a huge smile, then was greeted at home plate by Brandon Nimmo & Jeff McNeil who have been there for Alonso's entire career. The Citi Field fans demanded a curtain call & Pete acknowledged the fans raising his cap in his right hand waving to them.
Trivia: Pete broke the Mets franchise all time HR record in 965 games, 141 fewer than Darryl Strawberry.
Quotes- Pete Alonso: "You know as a kid, you don't really think it's in the realm of possibility to be a franchise home run leader. It's a wild dream to be honest & it's really special".
Pete would add another HR later in the game a 6th inning solo shot off Austin Cox giving him his fourth multi-HR game of the year.
100th RBI: On August 16th, in a 3-1 win at Citi Field where Nolan Mclean made his MLB debut, Alonso hit an RBI double off Carlos Vargas in the 7th inning. The RBI was his 100th of the season, making it the fourth time in his career he had reached the 100 RBI mark. Pete has the second most 100 RBI seasons in franchise history, behind David Wright's four.From August 26th thru August 29th, Pete drove in runs in four straight games with three multi-two RBI games totaling seven runs driven in in the four games. On August 26th he hit his league leading 33rd double of the year driving in a pair of runs in a 6-5 win over the Phillies at Citi Field.
HRs in Back to Back Games: On August 28th & 29th He hit HRs in back-to-back games for the fourth time, these coming in losses to the Marlins. The HR on August 28th was his 30th of the season, giving him five straight 30 plus HR seasons. Pete had his most success against Marlins pitching on the season, in 13 games he batted .389 with Five HRs & 19 RBI, seven more than any other team with the Dodgers being second.Multi- HR Game: On September 2nd, in a big series in Detroit with the first place Tigers, Alonso had his fifth multi-HR game of the season. In the top of the 1st he hit a solo HR off Sawyer Gibson-Long then hit another solo shot in the 7th inning off Chris Paddack giving him 33 on the season. The Mets won the game 12-5 taking the first two games in the Motor City while maintaining the third wild card spot.
From September 6th thru September 13th the Mets suffered an eight game losing streak, in that stretch Alonso drove in just one run. In that time they lost six games in the standings & their wild card lead dropped to just one game for the third spot.HRs in Four Straight Games: From September 14th thru September 18th Alonso hit HRs in four straight games, driving in seven runs. It was the fifth time he had homered in consecutive games giving him 37 on the year. He also reached 121 RBIs the second highest o total of his career passing his rookie season mark of 120 RBIs.
Walk Off HR: On September 14th, the Mets went to the bottom of the 10th inning tied 2-2 with the Texas Rangers. With the inherited runner on, Juan Soto was intentionally walked putting two men on for Pete. Alonso blasted a three run walk off HR off Luis Curvelo giving the Mets the 5-2 win snapping their eight game losing streak. It was his second walk off hit of the season & the first walk off HR for him since 2023. It was Pete's ninth career walk off hit & his fifth career walk off HR.
In the final eight games the Mets went to 3-5 with Pete hitting just one HR & driving in four runs. In the next to last game of the season, Pete hit his last HR of the season, coming off Eury Perez in a 5-0 Mets combined shut out giving them life in the playoff race. They entered the last game of the regular season needing a win to clinch a playoff spot. But they were shut out Edwin Cabrera & four other Marlin pitchers 4-0 eliminating them from the wild card race. In the game Pete went 1-4.
On the season Pete led the NL doubles with a career high 41. He hit 38 HRs (4th most in the NL) with 126 RBIs, second most in the NL & second most runs driven in his career. Pete hit nine sac flies (4th most in the NL).
He scored 87 runs, walked 61 times was hit by 15 pitches (6th most in the NL) posting a 1.347 on base % & .871 OPS. He also struck out 162 times, third highest season total in his career & grounded into a league leading 23 double plays.
All Time Mets Leader: In his six-year career, Pete is the Mets All-Time HR leader with 264 HRs. He is also first all time in franchise history, with 100 hit by pitches.
Alonso has 712 RBIs (sixth on Mets all-time list). He has played in 1008 games (12th most in franchise history). He played the second most games behind Ed Kranepool at first base (957).
He has 951 hits (14th on Mets all-time list) 183 doubles (12th on Mets all-time list) eight triples 580 runs scored (8th on Mets all tie list).
He has drawn 358 walks 42 intentional walks, posted a .339 on base% .514 slugging % & a .854 OPS. Pete has struck out 822 times.
Family: Pete met his wife Haylee, a Boston native, while he was playing baseball in the Cape Cod League. They maintained a long-distance relationship during their college years.
In November 2021, Pete married his longtime girlfriend Haylee Renee Walsh in Tampa Florida. They honeymooned in Rome & got a chance to meet Pope Francis in Vatican City.
Quotes- Pete Alonso: "I got married to the woman of my dreams in front of God, our families & our friends".
The wedding was attended by many in the Mets family, including Jeff McNeil, J.D. Davis, Dom Smith & Justin Dunn of the Seattle Mariners.
Hobbies: Pete enjoys hunting & fishing.
The Alonso Foundation: Pete & Haylee Alonso started "Homes for Heroes" during the pandemic. In 2023 they sponsored training for a service dog to be then partnered with a veteran in need.
In 2024 for every HR he hit $1000 was donated to removing dogs from kill shelters & helping the, go to an eventual owner.
The Alonso Foundation also supports various local charities, local youth little league & school baseball programs, while helping provide tickets & financial support.
