Although a series against the San Diego Padres in May shouldn’t be a pivotal moment in the season, it certainly felt like it was for the New York Mets. Rookie Pete Alonso is firmly in the spotlight this season and after failing to deliver on Monday, he made up for it on Tuesday.
Alonso’s time in the spotlight wasn’t all his doing. Fellow rookie Chris Paddack is tearing up the competition in his first season with the San Diego Padres. Perhaps slighted by Alonso’s Rookie of the Month honors in April, Paddack said he was “coming for” the Mets first baseman.