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- Pete Alonso passes Darryl Strawberry for most home runs in Mets history, then hits another one</p>
<p>Jason OwensAugust 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM</p>
<p>The New York Mets have a new home run king.</p>
<p>Pete Alonso hit a two-run blast off Atlanta Braves starter Spencer Strider on Tuesday, extending New York's lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the third inning.</p>
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<p>The home run was the 253rd of Alonso's career, moving him past a tie with franchise great Darryl Strawberry for the most in Mets history. Alonso broke the record in front of an appreciative Citi Field home crowd that celebrated the achievement with a standing ovation.</p>
<p>Pete Alonso hits career homer No. 253, passing Darryl Strawberry for the most home runs in @Mets franchise history! pic.twitter.com/QIExcEVeoT</p>
<p>— MLB (@MLB) August 12, 2025</p>
<p>The home run helped spark a 13-5 Mets win. And Alonso wasn't done.</p>
<p>He hit another one in the sixth inning.</p>
<p>The solo shot off reliever Austin Cox extended New York's lead again, this time to 11-5. It also extended Alonso's new Mets franchise record to 254 home runs.</p>
<p>His second home run of the night again sent Citi Field into a frenzy.</p>
<p>Pete Alonso AGAIN!He wastes no time in extending his @Mets franchise record with career homer No. 254! pic.twitter.com/eVVxHAjzc0</p>
<p>— MLB (@MLB) August 13, 2025</p>
<p>Strawberry tallied a total of 335 home runs in a career that also included stints with the Dodgers, Giants and Yankees. His 252 blasts with the Mets previously stood as the franchise record.</p>
<p>Alonso, 30, re-signed with the Mets on a two-year, $54 million contract in the offseason and will presumably have plenty of opportunities to add to his now-franchise-record home run tally.</p>
<p>Alonso led the NL with 53 home runs in his rookie campaign in 2019. In the years since then, he has remained one of baseball's premier sluggers, with 34-plus home runs in each season that wasn't shortened by COVID-19.</p>
<p>Tuesday's home runs were Alonso's 27th and 28th of the season in his 118th game, putting him well on pace to eclipse 30 home runs again, with 43 games remaining on New York's schedule. The Mets will need all they can get from Alonso as they fight for a spot in the playoffs.</p>
<p>Tuesday's win snapped a seven-game losing streak and a run of 11 losses in 12 games. They improved to 64-55 with the win, five games behind the first-place Phillies in the NL East. They also kept pace in the wild-card race and maintained a two-game lead over the Cincinnati Reds for the final playoff berth in the National League.</p>
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