Darryl Strawberry is still the Mets’ franchise home run leader. How much longer that will remain the case is uncertain, with Pete Alonso on the cusp of breaking the record that Strawberry set over eight seasons (1983-1990) in Queens, but the Mets great isn’t bemoaning his impending displacement from a franchise record.

The New York Mets lost more than just a game Monday night—they lost a heartbreaker. But Pete Alonso nearly rewrote […]

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball as Pete Alonso is On the Doorstep of Awesome New York Mets History. The New York Mets lost to the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night, falling 7-6 in 10 innings.