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With home run records seemingly falling every day, Pete Alonso’s breaking the Mets’ single-season franchise mark on Tuesday night seemed more inevitable than incredible. After all, the team record that Alonso broke — 41 homers, held by two players — was second lowest among the 30 teams in baseball.
What may inspire hand-wringing — in terms of the consternation of the current home run craze that has taken over the game — is that Alonso’s 42nd homer of the season was probably just the first domino to fall. This season, five teams are likely to finish with a new single-season home run king.