Pete Alonso stood in the Mets dugout and tipped his helmet, absorbing the standing ovation he was receiving. It was the third inning Tuesday night, and Alonso had just cleared the fence in right-center against Atlanta’s Spencer Strider to become the franchise’s all-time home run leader.

After flirting with the possibility for weeks, Pete Alonso finally stood alone as the Mets’ all-time home-run king when he slugged his 253rd career homer, surpassing Darryl Strawberry for the most in Mets history.

Pete Alonso clubbed two of the Mets' six homers Tuesday night, breaking the franchise record for career long balls in the process, as New York routed the visiting Atlanta Braves 13-5. Alonso's first homer,