Yesterday, Pete Alonso became the third Met with a multi-homer game in Milwaukee, joining Mike Piazza in 2001 and 2005, and Carlos Beltrán in 2005 (the day after Piazza, in fact). The Mets, of course, lost 7-6, falling to 2-2 all-time in these games.
The Polar Bear also tied the Mets’ team record for career home runs at the former Miller Park, joining Piazza, Curtis Granderson, and David Wright with five. Alonso has done it in 12 games and 52 plate appearances, combined to 14 and 58 for Piazza, 14 and 61 for Granderson, and 31 and 145 for Wright.
The Mets’ record for Milwaukee homers, though, still belongs to Piazza with eight, thanks to his three dingers at County Stadium. Next on the list, with six, is Frank Thomas, who blasted off half a dozen times from 1962-64, and still does have the Mets’ single-ballpark Milwaukee career home run record for now.
You can tell that a place has bad mojo for the Mets when a positive record, even one this particular, still stands from 1962. The bar is on the floor, and as we saw this week, when they get to Wisconsin, the Mets still have no idea how to clear it.
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