Pete Alonso Makes New York Mets History originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Pete Alonso has been one of the premier power hitters in Major League Baseball since his debut in 2019. The former Florida Gators slugger belted 53 home runs that year, setting an MLB rookie and New York Mets single-season franchise record.

Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth for the Mets, who snapped a seven-game skid with just their second win in 13 games. Francisco Alvarez also homered twice and Brett Baty also went deep as New York moved within five games of NL East-leading Philadelphia.

Steve and Alex Cohen gifted the fan-favorite first baseman with a painting made from 253 official MLB baseballs that depicts Alonso’s record-breaking home run trot.