Strawberry played 17 years with the Mets, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. Eight of those years were spent with the Mets. He helped the team win the 1986 World Series and was a seven-time All-Star in New York. He led the National League in homers in 1988 with 39. He recently had his number retired by the organization.

The Polar Bear has officially climbed to the top of the New York Mets’ home run mountain. Pete Alonso slugged his 253rd career home run in a Mets uniform on Aug. 12 against the Atlanta Braves in the third inning.

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso broke the franchise home run record, held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years, on Tuesday.