NEW YORK — Pete Alonso views a baseball team as an engine.

Every piece needs to work together to run smoothly. It is a chain reaction.

As the New York Mets ' motor has fired over the last six seasons, Alonso is one of the foundational pieces of the offense.

On the way to hitting 252 career home runs, Alonso has been most concerned about the Mets' overall success. Now, his unmatched power helped him match one of the Mets' most desirable records.

He and Darryl Strawberry now share the mark for most long balls in club history. Expert MLB daily picks: Unique MLB betting insights only at USA TODAY

"Growing up as a kid, you dream about winning the World Series, you don’t dream about individual accolades," Alonso told The Record and NorthJersey.com in an exclusive interview. "Things come

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