Pete Alonso is going for three.
The two-time Home Run Derby champion will once again participate in the event. The Mets star will be launching bombs next week at Dodger Stadium.
Alonso won the 2019 and 2021 derbies. There was no derby during the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season. Another derby victory would make Alonso just the second player to take home three Home Run Derby crowns — Ken Griffey Jr. won the Derby in 1994, 1998, and 1999.
With the Mets just seven games away from the All-Star Break, Alonso has 23 home runs and 70 RBIs to go with a .