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Pete Alonso nears unprecedented AL-NL RBI double for Orioles

A two-homer night pushes Alonso to 108 RBIs and within reach of a feat no MLB player has achieved in 126 years.

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What to know

  • Pete Alonso leads the AL with 108 RBIs after a two-homer game on Sept. 21, nine ahead of Houston's Yordan Alvarez, with five games left in the season.
  • Alonso already led the NL in RBIs in 2022 with the Mets; no player has ever led both leagues in RBIs in separate seasons in the 126-year history of the sport.
  • Alonso is also one home run behind AL leader Junior Caminero and recently reached 300 career home runs, in the first year of a five-year, $155 million Orioles contract.

Pete AlonsoPete Alonso Orioles first basemanYordan AlvarezYordan Alvarez Astros sluggerJunior CamineroJunior Caminero AL home run leaderSarah Langs MLB stats analystFrank Robinson Hall of Famer, former Oriole

Pete Alonso nears unprecedented AL-NL RBI double for Orioles
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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 6:44 AM ET
  1. 1

    Stat tracker Sarah Langs flags the historic RBI split

    MLB stats analyst Sarah Langs noted on Bluesky that no player in RBI-tracked history (since 1920) has ever led each league in RBIs across separate seasons of his career, framing Alonso's pending achievement.

    “No player has had a season leading each league in RBI in his career (RBI since 1920) Yet!”
    — Sarah Langs
    • slangsonsports.bsky.social

      Pete Alonso now has 108 RBI, nine more than anyone else in the AL He led the NL (and tied for MLB lead) in 2022 No player has had a season leading each league in RBI in his career (RBI since 1920) Yet!

      slangsonsports.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago175▲view on Bluesky ↗
  2. background

    Alonso hits two home runs, reaches 108 RBIs — Against the Toronto Blue Jays, Alonso hit his 39th and 40th home runs of the season, pushing his league-leading RBI total to 108, nine ahead of Houston's Yordan Alvarez, with five games remaining in the season.

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    Alonso hits 300th career home run — Alonso reached the 300-home-run milestone at Citi Field, becoming the 10th-fastest player in MLB history to do so.

  4. background

    Alonso signs five-year, $155 million deal with Orioles — Alonso joined Baltimore as a free agent on a five-year, $155 million contract, and is thriving in its first season.

  5. background

    Alonso leads the National League in RBIs — Alonso drove in 131 runs for the Mets in 2022, finishing comfortably ahead of Paul Goldschmidt for the NL RBI lead — the only other time in his career he has led a league in RBIs.

  6. background

    Alonso sets MLB rookie home run record — Alonso hit 53 home runs for the Mets in 2019, the most ever by a rookie, a record he still holds.