NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso hit his 253rd career homer on Tuesday night, breaking the franchise record held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years.

The 30-year-old Alonso drove a 95.1 mph fastball from Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider just over the wall in right-center for a two-run shot in the third inning. Alonso’s 27th homer of the season lifted the Mets to a 5-1 lead.

Alonso went deep again in the sixth, connecting for a solo shot off Austin Cox. It was his franchise-record 25th multihomer game, three more than Strawberry.

The Mets celebrated the record-breaking homer with a scoreboard graphic with the number 253 alongside pictures of Alonso and polar bears in honor of the slugger’s nickname. Alonso embraced Brandon Nimmo, who scored ahead of him, and ano

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