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Pete Alonso Moves One Step Closer to New York Mets' Legends on Historic List

The Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Tuesday night as Alonso blasted his seventh homer of the season.
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New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (20) reacts after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field on April 29.
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (20) reacts after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field on April 29. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

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The New York Mets took the opening game of a series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Citi Field, winning 8-3.

The win moves New York to 21-9 through its first 30 games. The Mets, who got to the National League Championship Series last season, are in first place in the National League East.

The Diamondbacks are 15-14 and in fourth in the highly-competitive National League West.

Pete Alonso put together another big night for New York, going 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run, two runs scored, a walk and an RBI. The home run was his seventh of the season and continues to move him up the team's all-time list.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Most home runs in Mets history:

Darryl Strawberry: 252
David Wright: 242
Pete Alonso: 233

Alonso, who re-signed with the Mets this past offseason after much conversation, is hitting .346 with a stellar .462 on-base percentage. He's also carrying a 1.126 OPS.

One of the best power hitters in baseball, he hit a career-high 53 homers in 2019 and has hit 34 or more homers in each full season since he entered the league in 2019. He hit 16 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, which was 60 games.

The Mets and Diamondbacks will play again on Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. ET. Former National League Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes will pitch for Arizona. He's 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA. Huascar Brazoban will pitch for New York. He's 1-0 with a 1.56 ERA this season.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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