Mets Announce Pete Alonso News After Game Against Braves originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Mets won the first game of their series against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, improving their record to 64–55 while holding strong to second place in the NL East and the league's third wild-card spot. New York routed Atlanta 13-5.

After flirting with the possibility for weeks, Pete Alonso finally stood alone as the Mets’ all-time home-run king when he slugged his 253rd career homer, surpassing Darryl Strawberry for the most in Mets history.

Alonso is the Mets’ version of Aaron Judge, who turned down a long-term contract offer from the Yankees on opening day in 2022, then set the American League single-season home run record. The Yankees rewarded Judge with a forever contract, and now it’s on Cohen and his baseball operations president, David Stearns, to do right by Alonso.

While the general feeling around the New York Mets isn't very positive right now (at least among Mets fans), the same can't be said for slugger Pete Alonso. This is because Alonso's home run off Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider on August 12 was the 253rd of his career,

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso broke Darryl Strawberry's franchise home run record with a two-run blast against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.

Will Pete Alonso return to the New York Mets in free agency? This Major League Baseball analyst doesn't see it happening.

ESPN NY radio host Don La Greca wants Chris “Mad Dog” Russo to pipe down when it comes to his criticism of the hoopla surrounding Pete Alonso breaking the Mets’ all-time home run record and Gary Cohen’s TV call of the record-breaking moment Tuesday.