Pete Alonso hit his 251st career homer Monday night to pull within one of Darryl Strawberry’s New York Mets franchise record, but the Cleveland Guardians earned a 7-6, 10-inning win after squandering

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Since debuting in 2019, Alonso has taken the league by storm — most notably during his rookie campaign, when he broke Aaron Judge’s single-season rookie home run record with 53. Now, 197 home runs later, Alonso has reached another major milestone at just 30 years old.