He calls them “happy accidents,” as if he’s a nine-hole hitter with warning track power.
But with one swing after another, happy accident after happy accident, the home runs amassed until a folk hero was born, a slugger unlike any the Mets have employed in their 64 seasons of existence.
Now, Pete Alonso held by Darryl Strawberry since 1990.
Since making his major league debut in 2019, Alonso, 30, has hit more home runs than any player in the National League. That tally excludes the most important of his career — his three-run shot in this year’s All-Star Game or his other four postseason homers.