{"id":88941,"date":"2025-08-13T07:57:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88941"},"modified":"2025-08-13T07:57:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:57:39","slug":"mets-star-pete-alonso-makes-baseball-history-on-wild-night-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88941","title":{"rendered":"Mets star Pete Alonso makes baseball history on wild night in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/08\/13\/01\/101165269-14995151-image-a-35_1755045356698.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Alonso \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m n\u00ean l\u1ecbch s\u1eed cho Mets v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam th\u1ee9 Ba khi anh \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00fa homerun th\u1ee9 253 trong s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER<\/p>\n<p>Published:<time datetime=\"2025-08-13T01:49:52+0100\"> 20:49 EDT, 12 August 2025 <\/time> | Updated: <time datetime=\"2025-08-13T05:14:57+0100\"> 00:14 EDT, 13 August 2025 <\/time><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pete Alonso made Mets history on Tuesday night when he hit the 253rd and 254th home runs of his career.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old &#8211; nicknamed &#8216;Polar Bear&#8217; &#8211; has now recorded the most homers in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso moved past Darryl Strawberry with a 387-foot homer to deep right-center against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field.<\/p>\n<p>The first baseman, who was drafted by New York all the way back in 2016, was honored with a tribute on the jumbotron while fireworks lit up the sky.<\/p>\n<p>The two-run homer put the Mets into a 5-1 lead at the bottom of the third. It was also his 27th home run of the season.<\/p>\n<p>After reaching home plate, Alonso was embraced by teammates Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pete Alonso made Mets history on Tuesday night when he hit the 253rd home run of his career<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The 30-year-old &#8211; nicknamed &#8216;Polar Bear&#8217; &#8211; has now recorded the most homers in Mets history<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;Polar Bear&#8217; then removed his helmet and saluted the supporters, who were on their feet inside Citi Field. Alonso followed it up at the bottom of the sixth with homer No 254.<\/p>\n<p>He has played in 964 games for the New York Mets, who took him in the second round of the 2016 draft. The 30-year-old didn&#8217;t make his MLB debut until 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with 253, Alonso sits in a tie for 246th in Major League Baseball&#8217;s all-time list of most home runs.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, after hitting homer No 250, Alonso said: &#8216;The record is obviously something that is really special, and it\u2019s meaningful.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But, he insisted: &#8216;Right now in the heat of it, I\u2019m not too focused on that&#8230; I\u2019m just focused on wins and what I can help this team do to win in each game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We\u2019re in the thick of a playoff race right now. 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