The losses during these last few weeks are like snowflakes – each one a little different. A runner thrown out at the plate to end the game. A near no-hitter. A walk-off homer in Milwaukee and a walk-off single in San Diego. A nine-run fourth inning. Ryan Helsley gave up back-to-back RBI doubles to Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies in the eighth inning Thursday, and the Braves beat the...
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Pete Alonso wasn’t sure it had the distance. Brandon Nimmo felt like he’d seen a ball hit like this six years, four months and 11 days ago in Miami. Carlos Mendoza would soon have a scene burned into his memory and Darryl Strawberry offered congratulations. Alonso became the New York Mets all-time home run king Tuesday with a 394-foot, line drive to right in the second inning of a...
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The star of the show Tuesday night was Pete Alonso, but Francisco Alvarez was fantastic in a supporting role. He hit a towering, 413-foot, two-run home run to right field to give the Mets a 3-1 lead in the second inning over the Braves. He smacked a one-hop RBI double off the wall in right center to give the Mets a 9-5 lead in the fifth. And he put the cherry on top by raising the apple again...
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Pete Alonso did it! For the 253rd time, he launched a home run in a New York Met uniform, this one sailing over the wall and into franchise history. On a 1-0 count against Spencer Strider, Alonso hit a 1-0 pitch over the right-center field wall—his opposite field. It put the Mets up 5-1. Watch the video here. It took the Polar Bear seven seasons to claw his way to the top. He burst onto the...
Read MoreMunetaka Murakami, a 25-year-old Japanese slugger who could be posted this offseason, hit a walk-off homer to center field Tuesday with David Stearns on hand. Murakami averaged 37 homers in six seasons (2019-2024) for the Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League, including a career-best 56 in 2022 when he slashed .318/.458/.710 and drove in 134 runs in 141 games. In 26 games this season, he...
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