SAN DIEGO — Amazing season? No, not in the traditional sense for these Mets.
Amazing player, though? As the calendar’s pages turn, so grows Pete Alonso’s legend.
The Mets’ torturous losing streak ended at four games Tuesday night at Petco Park because their boisterous rookie, who had departed work the previous night declaring this one “a must,’ backed up his words with his actions. Alonso’s mammoth, ninth-inning homer off former Yankee Adam Warren broke a tie and gave the Mets an eventual 7-6 victory over the Padres.
If these 2019 Mets aren’t legitimate, their first baseman sure is.