At Pete Alonso’s current red-hot rate, Darryl Strawberry’s Mets record of 252 career home runs has approximately one month of its 35-year reign remaining. The slugging first baseman moved into sole possession of second place on the franchise’s all-time home-run list past David Wright on Sunday with a two-tater afternoon during a 13-5 demolition

When he re-signed with the New York Mets last winter, Pete Alonso saw an opportunity to become the team’s career leader in home runs and multihomer games.

Pete Alonso wasn’t satisfied just tying for second place on the Mets’ all-time home run list Sunday, so he claimed the spot for his own.