{"id":85815,"date":"2025-08-04T08:08:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=85815"},"modified":"2025-08-04T08:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:08:56","slug":"mets-manager-teammates-react-to-special-pete-alonso-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=85815","title":{"rendered":"Mets\u2019 manager, teammates react to \u2018special\u2019 Pete Alonso milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Mets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-08-03175420327500006:41:15\">Updated: Aug. 03, 2025, 6:41 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-08-03175420260000006:30:00\">Published: Aug. 03, 2025, 6:30 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-F3OJJXN3DJFAVGEBRYIHVO24N4\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/AQ7VB5QK3FGBHH5KK4CCWHCSHI.jpg?auth=7b3c9a33c88878604611404b8c3ea77f059e3ffe38e46be57d99319cc1e0db8a&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/AQ7VB5QK3FGBHH5KK4CCWHCSHI.jpg?auth=7b3c9a33c88878604611404b8c3ea77f059e3ffe38e46be57d99319cc1e0db8a&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w, https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/AQ7VB5QK3FGBHH5KK4CCWHCSHI.jpg?auth=7b3c9a33c88878604611404b8c3ea77f059e3ffe38e46be57d99319cc1e0db8a&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w, https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/AQ7VB5QK3FGBHH5KK4CCWHCSHI.jpg?auth=7b3c9a33c88878604611404b8c3ea77f059e3ffe38e46be57d99319cc1e0db8a&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" alt=\"Mets\u2019 manager, teammates react to \u2018special\u2019 Pete Alonso milestone\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>New York Mets&#8217; Pete Alonso hits a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"O66VIGOO5NBW5OR7IMFEXNBIOE\"><b>NEW YORK \u2014 <\/b>Mets slugger Pete Alonso hinted that he was feeling good after finishing Friday\u2019s game with three productive at-bats.<\/p>\n<p id=\"QCMIHFCXHBCZRKNDD43FMPEK3E\">In Saturday\u2019s 12-6 win over the San Francisco Giants, he certainly looked great, going 2-for-4 with two extra-base hits, including his 250th career home run.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6P5NXZRGUBGMNLJNTDQTKHV5RA\">He becomes only the second player in Mets history with at least 250 home runs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"WZHB22UIG5GO3A3XVHW6LH4OHQ\">The first: Darryl Strawberry with 252 home runs, the franchise record.<\/p>\n<p id=\"VWRS6TXBQZHVBFY6ITIQTMRYMM\">\u201cIt felt really special,\u201d Alonso said. \u201cI\u2019m just really happy to help the team right there, especially in the first inning. I thought it set the tone really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"FKWHUMEQL5BIPGATRKOXM2NQRQ\">The home run, a 428-footer to center field, puts him two shy of Strawberry.<\/p>\n<p id=\"HHZUZJCZZ5D4PDBCHN6ZWLHLMI\">\u201c(I\u2019m) proud of him,\u201d Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cNot an easy number there. Especially in the first inning, kinda setting the tone. &#8230; He\u2019s pretty good. We saw it yesterday<\/p>\n<p id=\"MCCBKVMFZBHB3EA2FLGOUAOOQQ\">Alonso\u2019s three-run home run scored left-fielder Brandon Nimmo and shorstop Francisco Lindor, giving the Mets a quick 3-0 lead. They\u2019d hold the lead for the rest of the game, eventually snapping a three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2TK5F2BYUJGFHDQL5D5Q6AG3EU\">Nimmo has always been a strong critic of Citi Field in cold months when balls don\u2019t carry as well. For this reason in particular, he finds Alonso\u2019s home run chase to be impressive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"MUPNARVG6VGDNNYWQBXCXR5CYY\">\u201cHe\u2019s had such an amazing career here with so many milestones ahead of him,\u201d Nimmo said. \u201cSo happy for him to reach that milestone, and he did it in Pete fashion \u2014 a no-doubter. He did it in a big moment for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"UBEVKIAXZRBXHKKHTO67IDIW6M\">Lindor, who has 130 home runs in a Mets uniform, also spoke about his teammates\u2019 natural power.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3LOCEZ2MVJHI5HYLWUK5J3VNDM\">\u201cPete\u2019s good. Pete\u2019s great,\u201d Lindor said with his usual wide smile. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the best power hitters in the game. Home runs, for him, he makes them look easy. 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