The last time Pete Alonso felt this locked in at the plate? Maybe his junior year of college, Alonso, 30, recently said. That was nine years ago. For the University of Florida that season, Alonso parlayed a 1.

Through his first 25 games of the season, Alonso is tied for second in the MLB in RBI, with 26. He's also fifth in batting average, at .341, second in OPS (on-base plus slugging) at 1.122, and tied for third in WAR (wins above replacement) at +1.8.

There's no way to complain about anything Alonso has done to this point of the season. He's carried an offense that has at times been fairly inept around him, and he's the biggest single reason that the Mets sit atop the NL East and only one game behind the Padres for the best record in the National League at 15-7.