A shorter season in 2020 doesn’t mean every record in baseball is unattainable. While it’s nearly impossible for Pete Alonso to best his 53 home runs hit in 2019, there are other New York Mets records that could fall.
Baseball numbers are accumulative and based on a percentage. The ones based on a percentage are actually in danger more of becoming irrelevant. Specifically for the Mets, it’s John Olerud’s batting average from 1998.
In his second season with the Mets, Olerud hit .354. Along with Mike Piazza who hit .