Mets rookie Pete Alonso walked off all three of his rounds en route to the 2019 Home Run Derby crown, never needing the extra 30 seconds he earned on all three occasions.
In the finals, after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had stolen the show in his first two rounds, Alonso took down Guerrero -- 23 homers to 22.
Here's how the back pages in New York reacted...
The back page: Pete Alonso puts on a show https://t.co/x7B1rf49WW pic.twitter.com/e6ZHzPf3bQ
- New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) July 9, 2019
Newsday after Pete Alonso wins the #HRDerby2019 pic.twitter.com/MlYqtzvmvH
- Sports Front Pages (@SportsFrontPage) July 9, 2019
Here's our @nydnsports back page. @apse_sportmedia #homerunderby #petealonso @mets @mlb @mlbnetwork @polarbearclub https://t.co/ViU4fFVjg0 pic.twitter.com/01ctSMP2Cb
- Back Page Guy NYDN (@BackPageGuyNYDN) July 9, 2019