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As wild-card race heats up, you gotta believe ... in Pete Alonso

In his rookie season for the record books, Pete Alonso leads the majors with 47 home runs, shattering the New York Mets team record of 41, and he has a chance to break Aaron Judge's all-time rookie mark of 52. He ranks in the top 10 in the majors in RBIs and second with nine home runs in "late and close" situations, has the third hardest-hit ball of the season at 118.3 mph, has hit better against winning teams (.987 OPS) than losing teams (.871 OPS) and has even survived getting hit by 20 pitches.