PRESS RELEASE: PETE ALONSO NAMED TO NL ALL-STAR TEAM

FLUSHING, N.Y., July 2, 2023 - Major League Baseball tonight announced that first baseman Pete Alonso was named to the 2023 National League All-Star team. The 93^rd All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday, July 11 in Seattle.

 

Alonso, 28, joins Keith Hernandez as the only two Mets first basemen to be named to three All-Star teams. Alonso previously earned an All-Star nod in 2019 and 2022 while Hernandez was a three-time All-Star with the Mets in 1984, 1986 and 1987. Additionally, Alonso becomes the 13^th Met to be named to three or more All-Star teams.

 

Entering Sunday, Alonso ranks second in the NL and tied for third in the majors with 24 home runs. He is tied for 12^th in the majors and tied for fifth in the NL with 55 RBI and is 13^th in the NL with a .505 slugging percentage.

 

Alonso currently ranks fifth on the Mets all-time home run list with 170 homers.

Pete Alonso Career Stats: 

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2019	24	NYM	NL	161	693	597	103	155	30	2	53	120	1	0	72	183	.260	.358	.583	.941	147	348	13	21	0	3	6	*3/HD	AS,MVP-7,RoY-1
2020	25	NYM	NL	57	239	208	31	48	6	0	16	35	1	0	24	61	.231	.326	.490	.817	122	102	4	6	0	1	4	3D/H
2021	26	NYM	NL	152	637	561	81	147	27	3	37	94	3	0	60	127	.262	.344	.519	.863	133	291	20	12	0	4	6	*3/DH
2022	27	NYM	NL	160	685	597	95	162	27	0	40	131	5	1	67	128	.271	.352	.518	.869	148	309	17	12	0	9	16	*3D	AS,MVP-8
2023	28	NYM	NL	75	315	277	46	60	6	1	24	55	3	0	30	62	.217	.311	.505	.817	123	140	8	8	0	0	0	*3/D
5 Yrs				605	2569	2240	356	572	96	6	170	435	13	1	253	561	.255	.344	.531	.875	138	1190	62	59	0	17	32
162 Game Avg.				162	688	600	95	153	26	2	46	116	3	0	68	150	.255	.344	.531	.875	138	319	17	16	0	5	9

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 7/2/2023.

It’s official: Pete’s back in the derby ‼️ pic.twitter.com/M2pe0pdBC9

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 2, 2023