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New York Mets first baseman and US MLB pro Pete Alonso had 53 runs during the 2019 season. Alonso broke the MLB record for most home runs by a rookie. The rookie prodigy’s racial background suddenly piqued the interest of Mets fans. They are interested in learning more about the different ancestors of the family, which includes the great baseman.
Alonso, whose father was a Spanish refugee, was born in Tampa, Florida as the son of Peter Matthew Alonso. During the Spanish Civil War, Pete Alonso’s grandfather moved to Queens, New York from Barcelona.
Alonso is not Italian, despite coming from a Hispanic family on his father’s side. Alonso’s grandparents finally moved to Lancaster, Ohio, and his mother, Michelle Lynn Alonso, is a native of that city. The Ohio Wesleyan University softball team once included Pete’s mother on their roster.
Alonso became the second fastest player to reach 150 home runs on April 7, 2023, during a game against the Miami Marlins when he hit his 150th. It took Ryan Howard 495 games to hit the 15th home run of his career, while it took Alonso 538 games to finish in second place.
On the New York Mets all-time home run list, Alonso passes Carlos Beltran for sixth.
