Pete Alonso (NYM): 3-6, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI.
A candy sixteen celebration wasn’t adequate for Pete Alonso on Sunday, as he crushed each his sixteenth and seventeenth homers in Coors towards the pitiful Rockies, scoring a remaining line of 3-6, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI. His second homer of the day was his 243rd, passing David Wright for sole possession of No. 2 within the Mets’ all-time house run checklist. Given his current kind, Alonso may move Darryl Strawberry and his 252 homers by the tip of June.
Most multi-HR video games in Mets historical past:Pete Alonso: 23Darryl Strawberry: 22David Wright: 21
— (@slangsonsports.bsky.social) 2025-06-08T22:04:17.968Z
Alonso spent most of Might on a 16-game homerless streak, however all that modified on Might 25. Since that day, he has hit eight house runs in 14 video games. His Statcast numbers are virtually career-bests throughout the board, together with his finest ever HardHit charge (54.8%), Barrel charge (20.4%), and common EV (94.7 mph). PLV acknowledges Alonso’s elite degree in 2025, as his Course of+ (141) is third-best within the league behind solely Aaron Choose (145) and Shohei Ohtani (144). He now has the league lead in RBIs with 61, and is slashing .301/.396/.594 in 2025. And sure, his BA is legit (.314 xBA), so it seems like his low AVG seasons are a factor of the previous.
Hindsight is 50/50, however Alonso was the fifth 1B taken in 2025 fantasy drafts on each main fantasy platform, in line with FantasyPros ADP. Managers who used a late third or early fourth rounder on Alonso are laughing their solution to the highest of their leagues. Hopefully, he can stick with it for the complete season and sneak into the primary spherical in 2026 fantasy drafts.
Let’s see how the opposite hitters did Sunday:
Jeff McNeil (NYM): 3-5, 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI.
Jeff McNeil virtually matched Pete Alonso’s day stat for stat, hitting two homers within the recreation and three in his final two video games. These three are additionally 50% of his season’s homers. They usually all occurred at Coors. And his common EV remains to be 86.3 mph, about the place it’s been for the final three seasons. Transfer on and let the die-hard Mets fan in your league decide him up as an alternative.
Aaron Choose (NYY): 3-4, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB.
It’s been virtually every week with out a Judgian blast, and Aaron Choose should have been bored with trying on the HR standings. Choose took benefit of a Cal Raleigh evening off to swat two homers Sunday evening towards Boston, his twenty second and twenty third of the season, and is now solely three off the lead, tied with Shohei Ohtani. His .771 SLG could be the seventh highest slugging share of all time, with Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth sharing Nos. 1 via 6. It’s been that form of MVP season for Choose.
Bo Naylor (CLE): 3-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI.
Bo Naylor was a sleeper decide in a catcher wasteland going into the 2024 season. Not solely did Naylor not get away final season, however the catcher place acquired considerably higher, particularly in 2025, with breakouts left and proper, comparable to Iván Herrera, Logan O’Hoppe, and Hunter Goodman. In the meantime, Naylor’s BA and xBA are precisely the identical in 2025… he’s hitting .187, and his xBA is within the backside 1% of the league. No less than he’s acquired a little bit pop in his bat, as he hit his eighth homer of the season on Sunday.
Evan Carter (TEX): 3-4, 2B, HR, R, 2 RBI.
After a scorching profession begin on the finish of the 2023 season, virtually the complete trade was in on Evan Carter, labelling him as one of many subsequent younger stars within the league. Sadly, he had a disastrous 2024 season that was marred by a again harm that put his profession trajectory in query. Carter was an afterthought in drafts this yr, and whereas he’s been higher than 2024, he’s nonetheless struggling and simply got here off the IL after recovering from a quad harm. Any large recreation is encouraging proper now for Carter, and a 3-for-4 day with a homer and a double in his fifth recreation again from the IL is particularly encouraging. The 22-year-old nonetheless has a protracted solution to go to show he belongs on MLB and fantasy rosters.
Miguel Vargas (CHW): 1-3, HR, R, 3 RBI, BB.
Miguel Vargas lastly hit a June homer after hitting all seven of his season’s house runs throughout his Might scorching streak. Even with the current chilly streak, Vargas resides his finest MLB life on the Southside, however fantasy homeowners are nonetheless cautious of his success. He’s solely 36% rostered on Yahoo!, down 13%. Course of+ nonetheless believes he has fantasy worth, even when the fantasy neighborhood has jumped ship.
Matt McLain (CIN): 2-3, HR, R, 2 RBI.
Just like Evan Carter, Matt McLain had a scorching begin to his profession in 2023, although an indirect harm ended his season early. He then missed the complete 2024 season as a consequence of a left shoulder harm. He’s lastly again in 2025 and hasn’t discovered his rhythm on the plate but, which isn’t shocking for a participant lacking that a lot time from severe accidents, together with additionally spending a while on the IL earlier in 2025 for a hamstring harm. McLain smacked a go-ahead house run on Sunday for the Reds, his eighth of the season. Beneath the hood, there are nonetheless indications that McLain can pull collectively a powerful second half, as his 44.2% HardHit charge is barely greater than his 42.4% charge in 2023, and his stroll charge is 10.7% in comparison with 7.7%. He does want to chop down his Okay%, which is north of 30%. McLain is somebody I’m trying to stash on my bench reasonably than leaving him out on the waiver wire.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand (CIN): 2-3, HR, R, RBI, BB.
CES is again with a vengeance, and the person can not cease hitting homers! That’s three straight video games with a dinger since he got here off the IL on Friday. We’ve seen what a wholesome CES can do in 2023 — wow, is there a theme to my Batter’s Field article right this moment? Seize him off the wire, begin him whereas he’s scorching, and hope doesn’t fizzle out like a few of the different Reds’ waiver wire darlings from this yr. Sure, I’m you, Noelvi Marte and Will Benson!
Taylor Ward (LAA): 1-3, HR, R, 2 RBI.
Taylor Ward has cooled down since his mid-Might house run barrage, however he’s nonetheless smacking dingers, hitting his third in eight video games. He’s now as much as 18 HR on the season, identical to all of us predicted. Ward is struggling within the AVG and OBP division, however so long as he’s going yard and hitting the ball onerous (46.3% HardHit charge), we are able to forgive him for that. Whereas many may predict Ward’s season trending in direction of a second-half crash, PLV’s Course of+ is a fan, and you ought to be one too. He’s nonetheless a purchase in my e-book.
Yandy Díaz (TBR): 3-4, 2B, HR, R, 2 RBI.
Yandy hit a homer and a double within the early recreation towards the Marlins on Sunday, although he’s frankly having an unwhelming 2025 season to this point. He’s not barreling the ball as a lot as he did in 2023 when he hit 22 HR (9.5%) — sure, there’s that 2023 theme once more — however he’s oh so shut at 8.9%, which is an enchancment on his 7.6% in his disappointing 14-HR 2024 season. Everyone knows Diaz hits the ball extraordinarily onerous — he simply wants to verify to maintain barrelling the ball to remain fantasy related. He’s as much as 9 homers in 2025 to this point, and he ought to get near the 22 he hit in 2023. His worth, nonetheless, has taken a success in OBP codecs, the place he’s normally essentially the most priceless in fantasy. His present OBP is a stunning .297, and it follows a disturbing pattern of a dropping stroll charge over the past 4 seasons, falling from 14% in 2022 to 10.8% in 2023, 8.1% in 2023, and 6.6% this season.
