PHOENIX — Pete Alonso grew up equating Mike Piazza with the Mets, so to tie the Hall of Fame catcher for third place on the franchise’s all-time home run list was something of a surreal accomplishment, according to the first baseman.
That blast occurred Tuesday against the Diamondbacks when Alonso hit career homer No. 220.
“[Piazza] is one of my childhood heroes,” Alonso said before the Mets’ 8-5 loss to the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. “It’s kind of wild because the inner child in myself, every athlete has that and the inner kid in myself is like, ‘Wow.’ And then baseball player me, athlete, competitor is just like, ‘I am just really fortunate because I am trying to help my team and happy to contribute.’ ”
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