[FONT="]With his 26th home run of the year, Alonso tied Darryl Strawberry‘s record for most home runs by a Mets rookie for a season, a record which has stood since 1983.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The only catch is that Strawberry accomplished this feat over the course of 122 games, hitting his 26th home run on September 28th against the Pittsburg Pirates, which was the third to last game of the 1983 season.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The only catch is that Strawberry accomplished this feat over the course of 122 games, hitting his 26th home run on September 28th against the Pittsburg Pirates, which was the third to last game of the 1983 season.[/FONT]