And so, Peter Alonso, as he was often called back then, entered professional baseball as a relative afterthought. The MLB ...

Peter Morgan Alonso has struck out one or more times in 53.7% of his games this year (22 of 41), with more than one punchout in nine of those contests (22%). MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.

Mets first base prospect Peter Alonso, currently rated the No. 2 prospect in the organization and No. 61 in baseball by MLB Pipeline, won’t be called up this season, assistant GM John Ricco said on ...

“The Mets must sign Peter Alonso to a long-term contract,” Strawberry wrote. “He will become the all-time home run leader for the franchise.

Justin Verlander cruised through six shutout innings and Pete Alonso crushed a pair of home runs to lead the Mets to a 9-3 win over the Yankees in front of 46,540 at Yankee Stadium.

First baseman Pete Alonso picked up a cute and carvable souvenir on a recent trip to Milwaukee. Fans are pinning their postseason hopes on the lucky gourd. By Callie Holtermann Gerrit Cole and ...

There will be seven challengers looking to take the crown from New York Mets slugger Peter Alonso as the first baseman looks to become the first person to win the Derby three consecutive times and ...

Pete Alonso’s Two Home Runs Power Mets to Victory A strong start by Jacob deGrom, and Alonso’s 46th and 47th home runs, gave the Mets a win over Arizona in Wilmer Flores’s return to Citi Field.

Peter Alonso used to sometimes pitch little Wiffle golf balls to his son before games. “Because then when he saw a real ball, it looked like a grapefruit,” Peter said.

The Mets have selected Alonso with the 64th overall pick in the 2016 first-year player draft. Some tweaks to his swing during his junior season at Florida propelled Alonso up draft boards.

— James Wagner (@ByJamesWagner) August 28, 2018 Alonso, a second-round pick by the team out of Florida in 2016, has batted .277 with 33 homers and 111 RBIs across two levels in 2018.

Alonso has grown a "playoff beard" during his tear and doesn't plan to shave it anytime soon. "It's a great story,'' Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan said. "A story I will tell forever.