QUEENS, NY — Pete Alonso stood in the middle of the Mets clubhouse and did his best to downplay what he had just accomplished.

The slugging first baseman had just broken Darryl Strawberry's 35-year-old franchise record of 252 home runs, hitting No. 253 in the third inning of Tuesday's 13-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, and was keen on making it about the collective rather than the individual.

“It’s really not going to settle in because we’re in the thick of a playoff race. I don’t want to make this about myself,” Alonso, whose two-home-run night helped the slumping Mets snap a seven-game losing streak, said. “This is about the team. This is about guys fighting every single day and doing whatever they can to win. I’m just trying to do my part.”

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