Mets Announce Pete Alonso News on Wednesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Mets are in the thick of the NL East race with the Philadelphia Phillies, but the Mets shared some good, off-the-field news on star slugger Pete Alonso on Wednesday.

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 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.