WATCH: Former Florida star Pete Alonso blasts home run after breaking bat over his knee
Saturday, was apparently a bad day to be former Florida Gator Pete Alonso’s bat in Saturday’s Mets vs. Marlins matchup. First, the New York Mets’ slugger was furious after one play, so he decided to take it out on his bat. The result wasn’t pretty for the bat and he ended up splitting it over his knee.
Not to worry, Alonso would recover later in the game. He blasted a crucial solo shot over the center-field wall in the eighth inning that would put the Mets on top, 4-3.
Check out Alonso snapping the bat over his knee and the pivotal home run blast below.
The Mets ended up winning Saturday’s matchup 5-3, and a big reason for that was thanks to Alonso — he had two home runs and two RBIs, one homer in the second inning and one in the eighth inning (above).
That makes it the 14th career multi-home run game for the former Florida star — the 7th most in Mets’ franchise history. Alonso also now has 68 RBIs this season–tying him with Mike Piazza in 2000 for the most through June in Mets history. He already has 22 home runs this season and is once again proving to everyone that he’s one of the best power hitters in league history.
In 2021, Alonso became the third player in MLB history to ever win back-to-back Home Run Derbys and just the fourth player in league history to win two Home Run Derbys. Last year, he blasted 37 home runs and brought in 94 RBIs.
Pete Alonso had a highly decorated career with the Florida Gators
In 2016, Alonso earned first-team All-American honors from numerous media outlets. He was also named a semifinalist for the 2016 Dick Howser Trophy–given to the best player in college baseball. In the 2016 NCAA Gainesville Regional, Alonso was named the Most Outstanding Player after he went 8-for-14 with three home runs and 8 RBIs. For the 2016 season, he blasted 14 home runs and had 60 RBIs.