The Mets’ Pete Alonso continues to amaze the Amazins. Teammates and manager Buck Showalter couldn’ t help but marvel Sunday after Alonso became the fifth player in MLB history to record…
, who joined the Mets in 2021. “I don’t think he has had his best year yet. I didn’t see the rookie season where he hit [53 home runs in 2019] but I think Pete could hit .300 and still hit 40 home runs in a year.”
“He takes advantage of the anxiety that he creates in pitchers,” Showalter said. “They would kid him in the dugout [calling him] ‘the tablesetter’ with the walks and a single here or there. He’s called himself ‘the tablesetter’ a few times. He knows they’re pitching him very carefully. To do things when everybody’s expecting you to do it, it’s one my great [sources of] respect.”
David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Darryl Strawberry are the only other Mets with a trio of 100-RBI seasons. Alonso said he considered his 100th RBI Sunday to be more meaningful than his 40th home run because he prides himself on driving his teammates in.
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