Alonso is currently in the first year of a two-year, $54 million contract, which includes a player opt-out. After this season, when he proved to be a force in MLB, batting .267 with 27 home runs and 95 RBIs, third in MLB, the veteran first baseman will likely opt out for more cash.

Several minutes after Pete Alonso hit his 253rd career home run, becoming the only player in Mets history to reach that number, Citi Field’s oversized scoreboard cut to a shot of him at first base. A paid crowd of 39,