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Pete Alonso breaks Mets all-time home run record with 253rd career blast

Pete Alonso is officially the home run king of Queens.

The first baseman hit his 253rd career home run, a two-run shot off the Atlanta Braves' Spencer Strider, in the third inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, breaking a tie with franchise legend Darryl Strawberry.

Strawberry held the record for more than 37 years before Alonso tied him atop the Mets leader board over the weekend in Milwaukee.

Alonso, 30, established himself as one of New York's and Major League Baseball's most impressive power hitters in 2019 when he broke Aaron Judge's rookie home run record with 53.