Overview

• Owners Steve and Alex Cohen lauded Alfonzo as a fan favorite and dynamic presence who delivered in pivotal moments.
• Alfonzo finished his Mets tenure with a .292/.367/.445 line and 120 home runs, earning a 1999 Silver Slugger and a 2000 All-Star nod.
• At retirement he topped the franchise’s postseason lists for hits, runs and RBIs, highlighted by a 1999 Wild Card homer and an NLDS Game 1 grand slam.
• He later coached and managed the Brooklyn Cyclones, capturing the 2019 New York–Penn League title, and he remains active as a club instructor.
• The Mets established the Latin American Hall of Fame in 2023 at the Boca Chica academy in collaboration with the Los Mets group, following earlier inductees Ozzie Virgil Pichardo and Juan Alicea.