Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is putting together an MVP-caliber season heading into the All-Star break.
The slugger is hitting at a .265/.339/.517 clip with an .857 OPS, 24 home runs, and 78 RBI. He’s a huge reason why the Mets have exceeded expectations and are atop the NL East, and his growth has been impressive. So much that Mets hitting coach Eric Chavez sees a little bit of a former teammate and Yankees star in Alonso.
“He’s slowly becoming a right-handed version of Jason Giambi,” Chavez told The Athletic. “There’s just aspects of what he’s doing now, it’s in his DNA.