With his 49th home run of the season, Pete Alonso continues to impress and make his mark in the New York Mets record books.
On Wednesday, September 18th, Alonso recorded his 147th hit, a solo home run in the 6th inning, against the Colorado Rockies, In doing so, he surpassed Ty Wigginton‘s franchise record for most hits in a rookie campaign set back in 2003.
Wigginton, who only spent three seasons with the Mets, would not be anyone’s first guess as to who the previous record-holder was. He finished eighth in the Rookie of the Year voting that season.