Back in 2019, baseballs were flying out of parks like they had helium in them. Home run records fell left and right, but one stood out above the rest—New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso smashing 53 homers, breaking Aaron Judge’s rookie record of 52 set just two years earlier. It wasn’t just the juiced baseballs. Alonso had something special, and Mets fans knew it from the moment he started launching moonshots.
The Steady Power Source
After that jaw-dropping rookie year, Alonso didn’t slow down. He settled in as a reliable 40-homer slugger, giving the Mets the kind of right-handed power every team craves.