Radio broadcaster Howie Rose read a heartfelt speech, highlighting Alonso’s 53 first-year home runs and postseason heroics. A special video tribute — narrated by Strawberry — then played on the jumbotron as fans around the stadium gave the 30-year-old a standing ovation.

Brandon Nimmo has been with Pete Alonso from the start. It was fitting, then, that Nimmo was on first base when Alonso set the Mets’ all-time home run record.

In the New York Mets' triumphant showdown against the Atlanta Braves, Brandon Nimmo took center stage to express his admiration for Pete Alonso's remarkable achievement.