New York Post - 19.08.2019

Alonso bears down

and rips NL rookie

record 40th HR in

rout of the Royals

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Pete Alonso, aka thePolar Bear, slugs a ninth-inning homer, putting the finishing touches on the Mets’ 11-5 win in Kansas City.

Alonso’s homer broke an NLrookierecord tie with Cody Bellinger and leaves him one shy of the franchise single-season mark.

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