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As notable as the moment when Pete Alonso’s 253rd career home run disappeared behind the right field wall Tuesday night were the 10 or so minutes that followed: a spontaneous outpouring of love from Citi Field to its new franchise home run leader. These are the things less easy to quantify than stats: what a player means to a team.

Alonso means that much to the Mets . If we accept it as universal law that Tom Seaver is the most significant Met in history, it is fair to now put Alonso’s name in with just about anyone else — it’s at least in the conversation. How you choose to judge them is as subjective as t

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