The New York Mets’ win against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night was special in many regards. It was the first of the season after several days of inactivity due to suspensions, and it was also the first in the Steve Cohen era.
It was also special because it had a Pete Alonso home run, and those are always impressive. However, last night’s dinger made the first baseman the fastest hitter in Major League Baseball to reach 70 round-trippers.
Wayne Randazzo, through his official Twitter account, reported the interesting stat. Alonso became the fastest player in Major League history to reach that many career homers, as it took him 220 games — 11 fewer than previous record holder Aaron Judge – to achieve the round number.