New York Mets five-time All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso hit his 253rd and 254th career home runs Aug. 12, breaking Darryl Strawberry’s 35-year-old team record. Afterward, Mets pitcher David Peterson presented Alonso, a longtime wine lover, with a bottle of Gaja signed by his teammates.
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