The Mets Land: Pete Alonso Eliminated In The First Round Of The Home Run Derby
Despite hitting 21 home runs, Pete Alonso “ran into a buzz saw” as Julio Rodriguez, a hometown favorite, defeated him in the Home Run Derby’s opening round with 41 long balls.
Despite hitting 21 home runs, Pete Alonso "ran into a buzz saw" as Julio Rodriguez, a hometown favorite, defeated him in the Home Run Derby's opening round with 41 long balls.
In case you missed it, here are the events from Monday in the Mets Land.
Despite hitting 21 home runs, Pete Alonso “ran into a buzz saw” as Julio Rodriguez, a hometown favorite, defeated him in the Home Run Derby‘s opening round with 41 long balls.
It seemed like everything that could go wrong for Alonso on Monday night—from facing up against the hometown favorite to switching out his BP pitcher at the last minute—did go wrong, writes John Harper.
For all of teams’ essential players, Buck Showalter and Billy Eppler, Harper also provided his midseason grades.
Tommy Pham‘s imaging results on his groin were negative, and the outfielder will have another evaluation later this week.
After a dismal series in San Diego to close the first half, SNY’s Andy Martino reports that the Mets are still debating their trade deadline approach.
Day 2 of the 2023 MLB Draft saw Mets choose 11 players.
