Yesterday, St. Lucie Mets first baseman Peter Alonso was named the Florida State League’s Player of the Month after a strong July. Alonso hit .336 over 29 games and slugged eight home runs.
Peter Alonso has been named Player of the Month in the Florida State League. Congrats @PeterAlonso20! #LGM pic.twitter.com/jpXMw1YtCx
— GENY Mets Report (@genymets) August 7, 2017
Alonso’s strong play in July has lifted his batting average to .291 and lowered his strikeout rate to just 19-percent.
While first baseman Dominic Smith has been tearing things up for the Las Vegas 51s in Triple-A all year, Alonso has recently taken the baseball world by storm.