A closer look at the biggest achievements of Pete Alonso. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.
Pete Alonso, known as "Polar Bear", is a professional baseball player who plays first base for the New York Mets in MLB. He also represents the United States internationally in baseball competitions. Alonso is known for his power-hitting ability and popularity among Mets fans.
Pete Alonso became the first player in MLB history since 1900 to have 11 extra-base hits in his first 10 career games.
On August 27, 2019, Alonso hit his 42nd home run to become the Mets all-time single-season home run leader. He is the first rookie to set his franchise's single-season home run record since Johnny Rizzo did it for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1938.
In 2024, Pete Alonso played in all 162 games for the Mets, becoming the second player in Mets history to appear in every game in a single season. The previous appearance was by Félix Millán in 1975.
In April 2019, Pete Alonso won the National League Rookie of the Month Award. His nine home runs tied the Mets record for most home runs before May 1, equalling Dave Kingman's record set in 1976.
On July 7, 2019, Pete Alonso became the second player in Mets history to hit the most home runs (30) before the All-Star break, equalling Dave Kingman's record set in 1976.
On June 23, 2019, Alonso hit his 27th home run, breaking the Mets rookie home run record, which was previously set by Darryl Strawberry in 1983.
In 2022, Pete Alonso broke the Mets single-season RBI record previously held by Mike Piazza, whose record was set in 1999.
In April 2019, Pete Alonso won the National League Rookie of the Month Award. His nine home runs tied the Mets record for most home runs before May 1, equalling Carlos Delgado's record set in 2006.
In 2022, Pete Alonso broke the Mets single-season RBI record previously held by David Wright, whose record was set in 2008.
In April 2019, Pete Alonso won the National League Rookie of the Month Award. His nine home runs tied the Mets record for most home runs before May 1, equalling John Buck's record set in 2013.
In April 2019, Pete Alonso won the National League Rookie of the Month Award. His nine home runs tied the Mets record for most home runs before May 1, equalling Neil Walker's record set in 2016.
In 2018, Alonso started the season in Binghamton and was promoted to the Las Vegas 51s. He represented the Mets in the All-Star Futures Game and won the Joe Bauman Home Run Award. He also hit a walk-off home run in the last baseball game at Cashman Field.
In 2019, Alonso made his MLB debut on Opening Day and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award, setting a major league record for rookies with 53 home runs.
In September 2019, Pete Alonso broke the MLB rookie home run record with his 53rd home run. Alonso was later awarded the National League Rookie of the Year, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes, and was named to the first team of the inaugural All-MLB Team in December.
On July 8, 2019, Alonso won the 2019 MLB Home Run Derby, defeating Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and becoming only the second rookie to win the Derby outright, hitting 57 total home runs during the entire Derby.
On June 22, 2019, Alonso hit his 26th home run, breaking the National League record for most home runs by a rookie before the All-Star break. He was also selected as a reserve to the 2019 All-Star Game and won the NL Rookie of the Month Award for June.
On July 12, 2021, Alonso won his second straight Home Run Derby after defeating Trey Mancini, becoming the third player to win back-to-back Derbies.
On September 7, 2021, Pete Alonso hit his 100th career home run, becoming the second-fastest player to reach this milestone.
In 2022, Alonso led the league in runs batted in (RBI).
In 2022, Alonso was named to the MLB All-Star Game and set a new Mets' single-season RBI record with 125. He participated in the Home Run Derby but lost in the semifinals.
In 2022, Pete Alonso broke the Mets franchise record and tied with Aaron Judge for the most RBI in the major leagues.
In 2023, Pete Alonso hit his 46th home run of the season, tying Howard Johnson for 4th place on the Mets all-time home run list.
In 2024, Pete Alonso played in all 162 games for the Mets, becoming the second player in Mets history to appear in every game in a single season.
In 2024, Pete Alonso was inducted into the Madison Mallards Hall of Fame.
In 2024, Pete Alonso was named to the MLB All-Star Game, surpassing Keith Hernandez for the most appearances by a Mets first baseman.
On October 3, 2024, in Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series, Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the top of the 9th inning against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the first major league player in history to hit a go-ahead homer while trailing in the ninth inning or later of a winner-take-all postseason game.
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