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While the New York Mets didn’t make the playoffs in 2019, they had a very exciting season, with a fantastic run in August that almost took them to the postseason. Here are the most exciting moments of last year in Flushing:
The Mets’ seven most exciting moments of 2019
7. Pete Alonso establishes a new rookie record for home runs
In 2017, New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hit 52 homers to establish a record for rookies. Just two years later, Mets’ slugger Pete Alonso surpassed him with his 53rd blast in the season’s penultimate game, on September 28 against the Atlanta Braves.