Polar Bear Power

It's no secret by now that Pete Alonso has become a slugger superstar for the New York Mets. Earlier this month he became the 2nd fastest player to hit 150 career homers, which he did in 532 games (Only Ryan Howard did it faster). Last night in San Francisco, Alonso clubbed his 10th home run of the year. With that he became the first player in Mets history to hit that many in the month of April.

And we got another week to go in the opening month of the season.

There's something special about Pete and his hitting ability, that's been on display since his rookie season when he clubbed 53 home runs. It went into further display last year when he set the team record for RBI's with 131. He's quickly becoming the next face of the franchise. He's becoming that clutch big bat that comes along once in a while. He's been a big factor into the Mets offense.

Sure he's not doing it alone, he's got plenty of help around him. A guy like Francisco Lindor is a perfect support slugger in the lineup, all great teams have them. They've got a Batman and a Robin. There's really no debate here, the offensive Batman for the Mets is Pete Alonso. He's been in a groove the first few weeks of the season and here's hoping it keeps going. We could be on the verge of another something special with Pete. He's a once in a generation talent at the plate that this team has had in its history.

Kingman, Strawberry, Piazza, Wright. Now you can add Alonso to that list.