Pete Alonso breaks home run record for National League rookies

Aug 18 2019 by Amazin' Avenue

 
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Alonso sets a new record with 40, with six weeks left in the season

Pete Alonso hit his 40th home run of the season this afternoon in Kansas City, and now owns the record for most home runs by a National League rookie. Alonso surpasses Cody Bellinger, whose record of 39 was set in 2017. Bellinger set the record on September 22; Alonso set his on August 18.

Before Bellinger, the record was shared by Frank Robinson’s 38 home runs in 1956 for the Reds,...

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