Peter Morgan Alonso (born December 7, 1994), nicknamed "Polar Bear" and "Big Meat Pete"," is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut during the 2019 season and broke the major league record for the most home runs by a rookie with 53. He was also the first Mets player to hit 50 or more home runs in a season, setting the Mets' single-season home run record in the process.

Early life

Alonso was born in

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to Peter Matthew Alonso (the son of Spanish refugees who fled

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during the

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and moved to

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but later settled in

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) and Michelle Lynn Alonso ( Morgan), a "former college softball player at

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, who would drive young Pete to his games". Alonso attended Jesuit High School in Tampa for his first two years of high school, and transferred to

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in Tampa to finish high school. He played

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and

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as a freshman before deciding to focus solely on baseball. For the baseball team, he was a

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. He enrolled at the

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, where he played

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for the

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as a

. He was named All-

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in his freshman year. In 2014, he played

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with the

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of the

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, and in the summer of 2015, he played for the

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of the

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. In 2016, his junior year, he hit .374/.469/.659 with 14 home runs and 60 RBIs in 58 games. He competed for Florida in the

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and 2016 College World Series.

Professional career

Minor leagues

The

selected Alonso in the second round, with the 64th pick overall, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Mets for a $909,200

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, and spent 2016 with the

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of the

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, where he posted a .322 batting average with five home runs and 21 RBIs in thirty games. He was chosen to participate in the league's

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. He began the 2017 season with the St. Lucie Mets of the

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, and after batting .286 with 16 home runs and 58 RBIs in 82 games, was promoted to the

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of the

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Eastern League in August, where he batted .311 with two home runs and five RBIs in 11 games. Peter Alonso hitting a dinger (cropped)

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ranked Alonso as New York's fourth best prospect going into the 2018 season. He began the 2018 season in Binghamton, and received a midseason promotion to the Las Vegas 51s of the

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. He represented the Mets in the 2018

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. In 132 games between Binghamton and Las Vegas, he slashed .285/.395/.579 with 36 home runs and 119 RBIs. He won the

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. That season, Alonso was the final batter in

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history, as he hit a

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in the bottom of the 9th inning during the last baseball game played at the facility.

New York Mets

2019 (Rookie season)

Alonso made the Mets Opening Day roster in 2019 as the starting first baseman. He was in the team's starting lineup on Opening Day on March 28, and recorded his first major league hit against

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pitcher Justin Miller in the eighth inning. First publicized on March 30, third-base coach Gary DiSarcina gave Alonso the endearing nickname "Polar Bear" for his power. He hit his first major league home run on April 1 off of

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of the

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. On April 9, Alonso had his first career multi-home run game against the

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. Alonso became the first player in MLB history since 1900 with 11 extra-base hits in his first 10 career games. No other player ever had more than nine. In April, Alonso batted .292 with nine

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s, eight doubles, one triple and 26 RBIs in his first games in the big leagues. He won the National League Rookie of the Month Award for April. Alonso's nine home runs led all MLB rookies and are tied for the most by a Mets player before May 1 with

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(2016), John Buck (2013),

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(2006) and

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(1976). On June 22, Alonso hit his 26th home run, breaking the National League record for most home runs by a rookie before the All-Star break, passing

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. The next day, with his 27th home run, he broke the Mets rookie home run record, previously set by

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in 1983. Alonso was selected as a reserve to the 2019 All-Star Game. He also won the National League Rookie of the Month Award for the month of June. On July 7, Alonso became the second player in Mets history to hit the most home runs (30) before the All-Star break, after

(1976). On July 8, Alonso won the 2019 MLB Home Run Derby, defeating

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third baseman

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23–22 in the final round, becoming only the second rookie, after

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, to win the Derby outright. On the way to the final round, Alonso also beat

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and

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, hitting 57 total home runs during the entire Derby. On August 15, Alonso hit his 39th home run, tying Bellinger for the most home runs by a rookie in National League history. Alonso finished the game with a career-high five hits and six RBIs. He broke Bellinger's record on August 18 with his 40th home run in an 11–5 win against the Kansas City Royals. On August 27, Alonso hit his 42nd home run to become the Mets all-time single-season home run leader, surpassing

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and

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. He is the first rookie to set his franchise's single-season home run record since

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did it for the

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in 1938. On September 27, Alonso hit his 52nd home run of the season, tying

for the most home runs by a rookie in MLB history. He hit his 53rd the next day to break Judge's record. His 53 home runs led all of Major League Baseball for the 2019 season. On November 11, Alonso was awarded the

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, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes. On December 10, Alonso was named to the first team of the inaugural

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2020

In the 2020 season shortened by

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, Alonso played in 57 of the 60 games and batted .231/.326/.490 with 16 home runs and 35 RBIs. Pete Alonso in 2020 (50190932656) (Cropped)

On September 3, 2020, he hit his first career

. Alonso's sophomore season was a step back from his breakout rookie year; Danny Abriano of

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called it "a season to forget" and Zach Braziller of the ''

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'' called it "underwhelming". However, he had the highest maximum

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of all major league hitters, at 118.4 mph. Alonso's sophomore slump coupled with a second consecutive breakout season from Dominic Smith led some talent evaluators to favor the latter as the team's starting first baseman heading into the 2021 season.

2021

On July 12, Alonso won his second straight Home Run Derby after defeating

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first baseman

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23–22 in the final round. He became the third player ever to win back-to-back Home Run Derbys, as well as the fourth player to win two Home Run Derbys (after Ken Griffey Jr.,

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, and

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). ''

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'' Mets beat writer Tim Healey noted Alonso has earned $2 million from winning the Home Run Derby twice while making $1.47 million from 2019–2021 in base salary while playing for the Mets. On September 7, Alonso hit his 100th career home run off

pitcher Edward Cabrera. He accomplished the feat in 347 games, becoming the second-fastest player to reach 100 career home runs behind Ryan Howard, who did it in 325 games. Alonso played in 152 games for the Mets in 2021, batting .262/.344/.519 with 37 home runs and 94 RBIs.

2022

On March 22, 2022, Alonso signed a $7.4 million contract with the Mets, avoiding salary arbitration. On April 9, 2022, Alonso hit his first career

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during a game against the

off of pitcher

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in the fifth inning. Pete Alonso Grand Slam (cropped)

On June 17, 2022, Alonso hit his second career grand slam during a game against the

off of pitcher

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in the sixth inning. On July 10, 2022, Alonso was named to the

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as a representative for the National League, the second selection of his career. He was chosen as a reserve for the squad, with

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first baseman

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starting at the position. He also accepted a third consecutive nomination to the Home Run Derby, stating that he will have former Mets pitching coach Dave Jauss pitch to him. Jauss now works with the Washington Nationals, but has maintained contact with Alonso and agreed to pitch again in the Derby. In a September 25 game against the

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, Alonso drove in five runs, setting a new Mets' single-season RBI record with 125. He broke the record on a 451-foot two-run home run in the fourth inning off of pitcher

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. The Mets previous RBI record was held by

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(1999) and

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(2008). On September 27 against the

, Alonso hit his 40th home run of the season, becoming the first Mets player to accomplish the feat twice. Alonso ended the season with 131 RBIs, breaking the franchise record and tying with

for the 2022 Major League lead.

International career

On August 17, 2022, Alonso announced that he would join the

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in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. "There are lots of amazing guys on the team so far," he said. "I've always wanted to play in

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It's an honor to play for the Stars-and-Stripes."

Personal life

Alonso married his wife, Haley, in November 2021. On March 13, 2022, Alonso was involved in a car accident in

, which he described as a "really close experience to death." A driver ran a red light and struck Alonso's vehicle, which flipped over three times. Neither Alonso nor anyone else involved in the incident was injured. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys hunting and fishing. He was also featured in a season 9 episode of ''

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'' in which he hunted

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with Steven Rinella.

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Early life

Professional career

Minor leagues

New York Mets

2019 (Rookie season)

2020

2021

2022

International career

Personal life

See also

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