Pete Alonso

American baseball player

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April 29 2025 Alonso hit his 614th RBI with a solo home run in an 8-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, tying Ed Kranepool for fifth place on the Mets all-time RBI list.
April 2025 Alonso passed Ed Kranepool's RBI record with a two-run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals.
April 2025 Alonso was awarded the NL Player of the Month Award for April, after an exceptional performance with a .342/.475/.649 batting line, 7 home runs, and 28 RBI.
February 12 2025 Agreed on a two-year, $54 million contract with the Mets, including a player opt-out after the 2025 season, following three months of negotiations with agent Scott Boras.
February 6 2025 Pete Alonso signed a 2-year, $54 million contract extension with the New York Mets, securing his continued role with the team through the upcoming seasons.
2024 Pete Alonso was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Madison Mallards.
November 19 2024 Alonso declined the qualifying offer made by the Mets.
November 2 2024 After the 2024 season, the Mets offered Alonso a qualifying offer.
October 3 2024 In Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the top of the 9th inning, becoming the first major league player to hit a go-ahead homer while trailing in the ninth inning or later of a winner-take-all postseason game.
October 3 2024 In Game 3 of the 2024 National League Wild Card Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, Alonso hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the top of the 9th inning, leading the Mets to a 4–2 victory and eliminating the Brewers from the playoffs.
August 29 2024 Hit his 221st career homer, passing Mike Piazza on the Mets all-time home run list.
August 29 2024 Two days after tying Mike Piazza, Alonso hit his 221st career home run, surpassing Piazza for 3rd place on the Mets all-time home run list.
August 27 2024 Hit his 220th career home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks, tying Mike Piazza for 3rd-place on the Mets all-time home run list.
August 27 2024 Alonso hit his 220th career home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks, tying Mike Piazza for 3rd place on the Mets all-time home run list.
April 27 2024 Hit his 200th career home run against the St. Louis Cardinals, becoming the fourth-fastest player in MLB history and the 4th Met to reach this milestone.
April 27 2024 Alonso hit his 200th career home run against the St. Louis Cardinals, off pitcher Sonny Gray, becoming the fourth-fastest player in MLB history to reach this milestone.
April 15 2024 Won NL Player of the Week honors.
April 15 2024 Alonso was named the NL Player of the Week.
April 4 2024 Recorded his 500th career RBI on a game-tying home run against the Detroit Tigers, becoming the 10th and fastest player in Mets history to achieve this milestone.
April 4 2024 During a game against the Detroit Tigers, Alonso recorded his 500th career RBI with a game-tying home run off pitcher Alex Faedo, becoming the 10th and fastest player in Mets history to achieve this milestone.
January 11 2024 Alonso agreed on a one-year, $20.5 million contract with the Mets to avoid salary arbitration.
January 11 2024 Pete Alonso and the New York Mets agreed on a one-year, $20.5 million contract to avoid salary arbitration.
2023 During the quarterfinals of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Pete Alonso started an eighth inning rally with a base hit against Venezuela.
2023 In the semifinals of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Pete Alonso hit an RBI single against Cuba.
2023 In the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Pete Alonso went 2-for-14 across five games, contributing notably to the team's performance.
September 27 2023 Pete Alonso hit his 46th home run of the season in an 11-2 victory over the Miami Marlins, tying Howard Johnson for 4th place on the Mets all-time home run list with his 192nd career homer.
September 3 2023 In a game against the Seattle Mariners, Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in four runs, achieving 40-plus home runs and 100 RBIs for the second consecutive season. This feat made him the fifth player in Major League history to have at least three 40-home run seasons in his first five career seasons.
June 18 2023 After suffering a bone bruise and left wrist sprain on June 7, Pete Alonso was activated from the injured list, returning to play just eleven days later.
April 7 2023 Pete Alonso hit his 150th career home run during a game against the Miami Marlins, surpassing Carlos Beltrán for sixth place on the Mets all-time home run list. He became the second fastest player to reach 150 home runs, achieving this in 538 games.
2022 Led the league in runs batted in (RBI).
2022 Led the league in runs batted in (RBIs).
2022 Led the MLB in runs batted in (RBI).
2022 Pete Alonso reached 100 career home runs, achieving this milestone earlier than many other players.
2022 Alonso led the league in runs batted in during the 2022 season.
September 27 2022 Alonso hit his 40th home run of the season against the Miami Marlins, becoming the first Mets player to achieve this feat twice.
September 25 2022 In a game against the Oakland Athletics, Alonso drove in five runs, setting a new New York Mets single-season RBI record with 125, surpassing the previous record held by Mike Piazza and David Wright.
August 17 2022 Pete Alonso announced that he would join the United States national baseball team for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
July 19 2022 Participated in and won the 2022 Home Run Derby, becoming the first player to win the event multiple times by defeating Kyle Schwarber in the final round.
July 10 2022 Alonso was named to the 2022 MLB All-Star Game, marking the second selection of his career, and he participated in the Home Run Derby, reaching the semifinals.
April 9 2022 Alonso hit his first career grand slam against the Washington Nationals, off pitcher Joan Adon.
March 22 2022 Pete Alonso signed a $7.4 million contract with the New York Mets, successfully avoiding salary arbitration.
March 13 2022 Pete Alonso was involved in a car accident in Tampa, Florida, where a driver ran a red light and struck his vehicle, causing it to flip over three times. Fortunately, neither Alonso nor anyone else involved was injured.
2021 Wins MLB Home Run Derby for the second time.
November 12 2021 Pete Alonso married Haley Walsh at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in downtown Tampa.
September 7 2021 Alonso hit his 100th career home run off Miami Marlins pitcher Edward Cabrera, achieving this milestone in just 347 games, making him the second-fastest player to reach 100 career home runs.
July 12 2021 Pete Alonso won his second consecutive Home Run Derby, defeating Trey Mancini of the Baltimore Orioles 23–22 in the final round. This victory made him the third player in history to win back-to-back Home Run Derbys.
2020 Pete Alonso and his wife Haley Walsh established The Alonso Foundation, a charitable organization supporting youth, veteran, and animal causes.
2020 During the shortened 2020 season due to COVID-19, Alonso played in 57 of the 60 games, hitting 16 home runs.
2020 Pete Alonso was selected to participate in the All-Star Game, marking his status as one of the top players.
September 3 2020 Pete Alonso hit his first career walk-off home run.

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