Pete Alonso closing on Darryl Strawberrys Mets…
A number of of the milestones Pete Alonso reached Saturday afternoon:
Broke a tie with David Wright and now has slugged 11 profession home runs against the Yankees, essentially the most in Mets historical past.
With 5 more RBIs, reached 659 for his Mets profession to transfer forward of Mike Piazza for third in franchise historical past.
Of course, essentially the most important quantity for Alonso to attain this season stays in entrance of him, but his two home runs on the day introduced him nearer to Darryl Strawberry.
After a multihomer recreation that helped the Mets draw back from the Yankees, Alonso is up to 246 dingers for his profession — six away from the all-time franchise report.
“I know it,” mentioned Alonso, who has been requested about it steadily, “but I just want to help the team win. That’s really all I want to do.”
Pete Alonso acknowledges the followers for a curtain call during the Mets’ 12-6 win over the Yankees on July 5, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
He did so again in the 12-6, Subway Series victory at Citi Field, which started with a Brandon Nimmo grand slam and continued with Alonso doing the majority of the remainder of the offensive harm.
When Alonso is at his best, he’s ignoring pitches out of the strike zone and crushing the errors that are thrown.
In the first inning, he ignored 5 pitches from Carlos Rodón and fortunately took first base before Nimmo stepped up and pulled his blast to proper.
After a seven-pitch battle that ended in a strikeout in the third, Alonso discovered a second-pitch, down-the-middle fastball from Rodón and didn’t miss it, smashing the home run to right-center in the fifth.
Darryl Strawberry has the Mets franchise report for home runs. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST
Two innings later, this time with Jayvien Sandridge on the mound, Alonso appreciated the first pitch he noticed — one other fastball — and demolished it to left for a three-run shot.
“He’s controlling the strike zone,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza mentioned of Alonso. “We know the power. We saw it today to the pull side, to right field. But not chasing [is helping].”
The Mets had been hoping Kodai Senga would only require one rehab begin.
After his first, he may require a second.
With Double-A Binghamton, Senga allowed 4 runs (three earned) in 3 ²/₃ innings in which he allowed six hits, walked two and struck out 4. He threw 68 pitches and didn’t full 4 innings, as hoped.
Kodai Senga injures his hamstring during the Mets-Nationals recreation on June 12, 2025. JASON SZENES/NY POST
It is still doable the Mets ask Senga — who may throw 75-80 pitches in his next outing — to return next weekend at Kansas City, but they now face that resolution.
Senga, Sean Manaea and Jesse Winker headline the crew of reinforcements getting close to serving to the Mets, but Brooks Raley is approaching turning into an option, too.
The lefty tossed one other scoreless inning with Triple-A Syracuse on Friday. In six video games since his rehab task started June 17, he has totaled 6 ²/₃ innings in which he has allowed 5 hits and no runs, walked one and struck out 11.
The Mets, whose bullpen has misplaced lefties A.J. Minter and Danny Young plus robust righties in José Buttó, Dedniel Núñez and Max Kranick, may use that sort of manufacturing — but count on to wait until the opposite facet of the All-Star break before summoning Raley.
The 37-year-old is recovering from May 2024 Tommy John surgical procedure and stretching out slowly. Friday represented his first time pitching on in the future’s relaxation. He has not yet gone back-to-back, which Mendoza mentioned should occur before he’s activated.
“He’s put himself in a good position,” Mendoza mentioned of Raley, whom the Mets re-signed in April on a one-year deal that incorporates a membership option for 2026. “He’s responding well, bouncing back well. Now we’re basically preparing him for potential scenarios with the way we want to use him here.”
Mendoza on Juan Soto’s sacrifice bunt with runners on first and second and no outs in the first inning: “That’s part of the show,” he mentioned with a smile, and two batters later Nimmo launched the grand slam.
For the first time since being shut down with a proper elbow sprain in mid-June, Tylor Megill threw Saturday.
“Feels good,” reported Megill, whose elbow irritation has gone down.
The righty was not sure about his timetable, but he’ll need to be constructed up fastidiously after a practically three-week shutdown.
“We’ll take our time, but hopefully not too long,” Megill mentioned.
The Mets formally signed veteran righty reliever Zach Pop, who was energetic for the sport.
Austin Warren, who pitched 1 ²/₃ innings Friday, was optioned to Syracuse. To make room for Pop on the 40-man roster, the Mets designated Tyler Zuber for task.
The Mets didn’t option Friday starter Justin Hagenman, who may obtain a second main league begin Thursday in Baltimore.
It is feasible that Hagenman is needed in reduction before then, but the Mets will need a starter Thursday after Brandon Waddell is predicted to serve as the majority pitcher Sunday — with Chris Devenski as the opener — Clay Holmes on Tuesday and David Peterson on Wednesday. The rehabbing Manaea and Senga can return, at earliest, the next sequence in Kansas City.
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