Mets celebrate Pete Alonso’s home-run record in rare reprieve: ‘Make sure it’s special’

The second half of the 2025 season hasn’t gone the Mets’ way, but Pete Alonso becoming the franchise’s all-time leading home run hitter earlier this week was a welcome reprieve from the past couple of months. 

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo might not get what all the hubbub is about, which he made clear in an on-air rant that stemmed from his displeasure with the enthusiastic call from SNY play-by-play voice Gary Cohen. 

In the Mets clubhouse and in a special pregame celebration Thursday night, however, there was recognition of what it means to surpass four-time World Series winner Darryl Strawberry. 

And there was immense appreciation for Alonso, who has so naturally endeared himself to New York and Mets fans since the day he put on the blue and orange. 

“Definitely important [to celebrate]. I mean, anytime somebody accomplishes something like that you want to celebrate it because it’s taken a lot of years of hard work to get to that point,” Brandon Nimmo told The Post before the Mets took on the Braves. “And by no means do you want to minimize that by the team going through a tough stretch.

“Obviously, with him accomplishing this feat of breaking the home run record, you want to celebrate that and make sure it’s as special as it can possibly be for him.”