The first baseman for the New York Mets and a professional MLB player from the United States, Pete Alonso, made 53 runs during the 2019 season. Alonso broke the MLB record for the most home runs by a rookie. The rookie prodigy’s racial background has suddenly piqued Mets fans’ interest. They are interested in learning more about the family’s diverse ancestry, which includes the great baseman.
Alonso, whose father was a Spanish refugee, was born in Tampa, Florida, as the son of Peter Matthew Alonso. During the Spanish Civil War, the grandfather of Pete Alonso moved to Queens, New York, from Barcelona.
Alonso is not Italian, despite coming from a Hispanic family on his father’s side. Alonso’s grandparents finally relocated to Lancaster, Ohio, and his mother, Michelle Lynn Alonso, is a native of that city. Ohio Wesleyan University’s softball team once included Pete’s mother on their roster.
Alonso became the second-fastest player to ever reach 150 home runs on April 7, 2023, during a game against the Miami Marlins, when he hit his 150th. It took Ryan Howard 495 games to hit the 15th home run of his career, while it took Alonso 538 games to finish in second place.
On the New York Mets’ all-time home run leaderboard, Alonso overtook Carlos Beltran for sixth position.