Pete Alonso wins 2019 Home Run Derby

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY SportsIf you thought Pete Alonso’s rookie season couldn’t get any more magical, think again. After hitting 30 homers in the first half and making the All-Star team in his first MLB season, the Mets’ first base slugger added another notch to his belt in Cleveland on Monday night by winning the 2019 Home Run Derby, besting some of the premiere power hitters in the game while doing so.

Entering the night as the number two seed in the eight-player field, Alonso first matched up against Carlos Santana, who had the hometown crowd cheering him on. Santana went up to the plate first, and he hit an unremarkable 13 homers in the four-minute batting session, which tied for the…