The New York Mets’ miserable week and season just got a whole lot worse.
Pete Alonso’s wrist injury forced the organisation to put him on the injured list after they were swept by the Atlanta Braves.
The Mets slugger had to exit the game on Wednesday after being hit by a pitch in the first inning. The Mets described injury on Friday as a “bone bruise and sprain of his left wrist.”
At Truist Park on June 7, 2023, in Atlanta, Pete Alonso (20), of the New York Mets, reacts with manager Buck Showalter, centre, and a member of the training staff as he is removed from the contest after getting struck by a pitch in the first inning against Charlie Morton of the Atlanta Braves. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Pictures))
In what has been a terrible season for the Mets, Alonso has been a ray of hope. His 49 RBIs lead the National League and he leads all of baseball with 22 home runs.
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For the rest of his team, the season has not gone as well. The Mets are 30-33 and are currently in fourth place in the NL East despite having the biggest payroll in MLB history (nearly $345 million).
Their beginning pitching was expected to be their strength, but their starters’ 4.93 ERA is the sixth-worst in baseball. The Mets had a three-run lead in each game while being swept in Atlanta.
At Truist Park on June 7, 2023, in Atlanta, Pete Alonso of the New York Mets is hit by a pitch during a game against Charlie Morton of the Atlanta Braves. Alonso then collapses on the ground. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Pictures))
With the rest of its lineup already short in power, New York will now be without one of the best pure sluggers in the league.
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His 168 home runs and 429 RBIs since making his MLB debut in 2019 are the most in baseball.
Alonso had a career-best.271 average, 40 home runs, an MLB-high 131 RBIs, a.869 OPS, and placed sixth in the NL MVP voting last year.
At Truist Park on June 7, 2023, in Atlanta, Pete Alonso of the New York Mets reacts as he is removed from a game after being struck by a pitch in the first inning by Charlie Morton of the Atlanta Braves. (Getty Images/Kevin C. Cox)
Alonso is embarking on his first journey on the IL. A wonderful summer in New York with a home run competition was about to turn grim. Aaron Judge, the other power hitter for New York, is also out with a toe injury. The second-most in MLB, his 19 home runs.
