Last Updated on July 20, 2025 by Matt Musico
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is on the verge of making more franchise history thanks to his prolific power.
The Polar Bear is sitting at 21 homers on the year. That brings his career total to 247, just five behind the current franchise record holder, Darryl Strawberry, who hit 252 homers with the Mets.
While players can sometimes be blissfully unaware of certain accomplishments and milestones, Alonso is well aware. Here’s what he said about approaching the record in February (via SNY):
“Of course I’ve given it thought. To be able to have that is special… if that were to happen, that’s something I’ve been thinking about.”
But even without considering Alonso eventually passing Strawberry on the franchise’s all-time list, he’s already distinguished himself as a party of one when it comes to home run power in a Mets uniform.
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Pete Alonso Is Already All Over the Mets’ Record Books
The 2025 season is Alonso’s seventh in a Mets uniform. He made his big-league debut in 2019 following a torrid spring training that led to him being named the Opening Day first baseman. He took that opportunity and immediately ran with it, too.
Alonso finished the first half of 2019 with 30 homers, which broke Strawberry’s record for most homers in a season by a Mets rookie. He then went to Cleveland to win his first of two career Home Run Derby titles before finishing the year with an MLB rookie record of 53 taters.
Oh, and that also broke the Mets’ single-season franchise record of 41, which was shared by Todd Hundley (1996) and Carlos Beltrán (2006). Talk about a productive rookie year, right? It’s hard for things to get much better than that.
Alonso decided that New York’s single-season home run record wasn’t enough, so he took over the RBI record for himself, too. He did it in 2022 after driving in 131 runs during the Mets’ 101-win campaign.
Speaking of RBI, it’s worth noting that Alonso is also creeping up on that all-time franchise leaderboard. He finished the first half of 2025 with 77 rib-eye steaks, bringing his career total to 663. That currently ranks third in Mets history behind David Wright (970) and Strawberry (733).
As long as Alonso remains healthy and stays a Met beyond this season, that record should be his soon enough.
His Consistent Excellence Has Been the True Separator
These gaudy numbers tell many people what they need to know about Pete’s position in Mets power history. But I think what separates him is how he’s gotten to these numbers.
Here’s a homer-RBI breakdown of his seasons between 2019 and 2024:
- 2019: 53 homers, 120 RBI
- 2020: 16 homers, 35 RBI (COVID-shortened season)
- 2021: 37 homers, 94 RBI
- 2022: 40 homers, 131 RBI
- 2023: 46 homers, 118 RBI
- 2024: 34 homers, 88 RBI
You know things are going well when a 34-homer, 88-RBI campaign is considered a “down year.”
But let’s put these numbers in perspective. Before Alonso began his onslaught on the Mets’ home run record books, the franchise had witnessed just three seasons of 40-plus homers (Hundley, Beltrán, and Mike Piazza). Alonso has single-handedly doubled that number.
When looking at RBI, there had been just three instances of 120-plus RBI before Alonso came along (Piazza, Wright, and Robin Ventura). He’s done that twice…and nearly did it three times.
Now, let’s put both of those together. Before Alonso, there was just one instance of 40-plus homers *and* 120 RBI in a single season. That was Piazza in 1999 when he slugged 40 dingers with 124 RBI. Alonso has done that twice (2019 and 2022).
So, there you have it. Not only is the Polar Bear on his way to owning all the power-related records in Mets history, but the way he’s gotten there has been unprecedented for this franchise. He’s easily the most prolific power hitter the team has ever had, and the fact that he’s homegrown is a bonus.
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