Darryl Strawberry knows his time at the top is about to end. With 252 home runs in a New York Mets uniform, Strawberry has stood at the top of the leaderboard ever since he left Queens in 1990. But first baseman Pete Alonso now stands one long ball behind.

Everyone knows what happened next: Alonso drove a 3-1 changeup over the right field fence for a three-run homer, and the Mets went on to win 4-2. They eliminated the Brewers, then the Philadelphia Phillies, en route to their first NLCS appearance since 2015.

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso is currently sitting on 251 home runs in his MLB career, all of which have come with the Mets. Therefore, the 30-year-old first baseman is just one home run shy of the 252 that New York icon Darryl Strawberry produced for the Mets,

Pete Alonso Announces Plan for Retirement as $24 Million Mets Decision Nears originally appeared on Athlon Sports. New York Mets star Pete Alonso has been everything a team could ask from a No. 64 draft pick, which is where they selected him in 2016. The 30-year-old is already one of the best Mets players ever, and he has plenty left in the tank.

Darryl Strawberry is still the Mets’ franchise home run leader. How much longer that will remain the case is uncertain, with Pete Alonso on the cusp of breaking the record that Strawberry set over eight seasons (1983-1990) in Queens, but the Mets great isn’t bemoaning his impending displacement from a franchise record.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball as Pete Alonso is On the Doorstep of Awesome New York Mets History. The New York Mets lost to the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night, falling 7-6 in 10 innings.

The 5-time All-Star has been nominated for the 2025 Heart and Hustle Award on behalf of the Mets. Alonso will now compete with 29 other nominees, including Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners, Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals and José Ramírez of the Cleveland Guardians.

The Mets did not record a run after the second inning and did not record a hit after the fourth in what became a 3-2 loss to the Guardians on Tuesday.

On Baseball Night in NY, Sal Licata, Emmanuel Berbari, SNY MLB Insider Andy Martino and Adam Ottavino examine Pete Alonso's outstanding 2025 season and how it could impact his future with the Mets.

Pete Alonso hit his 251st career homer Monday night to pull within one of Darryl Strawberry's New York Mets franchise record, but the Cleveland Guardians earned a 7-6, 10-inning win after squandering a five-run lead.

Pete Alonso moves one home run back of tying Mets franchise record