When Pete Alonso re-signed with the Mets last offseason, one implication was immediately clear: Alonso would have a prime chance to become the franchise’s all-time home run king late in the summer.

By crushing a two-run home run in the third inning of Sunday's showdown between the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies, Pete ...

Alonso entered the game batting .296 on the season. As a team, the Mets were ranked 16th in MLB in batting average at .246, ...