This is only the start for the Polar Bear Express.
Now it is up to the Mets to keep this Amazin’ Pete Alonso train rolling.
Alonso was named the NL Rookie of the Year on Monday night by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, becoming only the second Mets position player to win the honor. Darryl Strawberry won in 1983. Alonso finished one vote shy of being a unanimous selection.
The honor capped off a stunning year for Alonso, who set the Mets’ single-season record for homers (53), total bases (348) and extra base-hits (85).