Pete Alonso on Sunday became the fifth player in major league history with at least three 40-homer seasons in his first five campaigns.
Pete Alonso put himself in some powerful company on Sunday.
The All-Star slugger homered twice and drove in four runs, reaching 40 homers and 100 RBIs for the second consecutive season as the New York Mets beat the first-place Seattle Mariners 6-3.
Alonso hit an RBI single in the first inning before his two-run shot in the third made him the fifth player in major league history with at least three 40-homer seasons in his first five campaigns, joining Hall of Famers Ralph Kiner (four times), Eddie Mathews, Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols.
„Kind of mind-baffling,“ Alonso said. „Impressive names. I had no idea.“
Mets slugger Pete Alonso on Sunday became the fifth player in MLB history to hit at least 40 home runs in three of his first five major league seasons.
Jeff McNeil also went deep — after finishing a homer shy of the cycle Saturday night — and New York took two of three games from the Mariners to hand them their first series loss since Aug.
