Overview
- In Sunday’s 13-5 victory at Coors Field, Alonso hit two homers to reach 243 career home runs and move into sole possession of second place on the Mets’ all-time list.
- His 23rd career multi-homer game surpassed Darryl Strawberry as the franchise leader in multi-homer performances.
- The Mets completed a series sweep of the Rockies, with Jeff McNeil also contributing two homers and Juan Soto reaching base six times.
- Alonso’s season line includes 17 home runs, a Major League-leading 61 RBIs and a .990 OPS through 66 games, fueling the Mets’ 42-24 record.
- David Wright publicly congratulated Alonso on passing him and encouraged him to set his sights on Strawberry’s 252-home run mark.