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Pete Alonso solidified his place in Mets history Tuesday, and Gary Cohen punctuated the moment by describing it as “the Polar bear on his own private iceberg” during his historic home run call on SNY.

Alonso surpassed Darryl Strawberry with his franchise-record 253rd home run during Tuesday night’s game against the Braves at Citi Field.

“It’s outta here, outta here!” Cohen, the Mets’ TV play-by-play man, exclaimed as the ball sailed over the right-center field fence. “Pete Alonso stands alone. The Polar Bear on his own private iceberg. Pete Alonso, the most prolific home run hitter in New York Mets

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