Pete Alonso is one step closer to Darryl Strawberry’s Mets home run record.
The big man opened the scoring on Saturday afternoon by crushing a 1-2 fastball from Giants right-hander Kai-Wei Teng to deep left-center for a no-doubt three-run shot.
The first inning blast left the bat at a whopping 109.4 mph and carried 428 feet.
Alonso seems to be finding his way into a groove after a brutally cold stretch at the plate.
He has now gone deep in back-to-back days to open August, giving him 24 on the season.
He’s also up to 250 for his career, leaving him just two away from tying Strawberry’s record.
Alonso is the fifth player in MLB history with 250+ homers over their first seven big-league seasons.
He joins Ralph Kiner, Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard, and Eddie Matthews.
250 CAREER HOME RUNS FOR PETE ALONSO! 🐻❄️ pic.twitter.com/imDEloTElT
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