Alonso is now third in the majors with 15 RBI. It’s really been an incredible start for him in what figures to be a second straight walk year; he’s striking out less than half as often as usual and his walk rate is up. Two-thirds of his balls in play have been hard hit, with an average exit velocity of about 98 mph. The end result so far has been a .333/.447/.692 line. He hit .229/.324/.480 the previous two years.

Alonso is locked in at the plate so far this season, slashing .290/.421/.645 with three home runs and 11 RBI in nine games. The Mets and Mets fans are incredibly happy he remained in Queens, and having him hit behind Juan Soto all season will bring fantasy goodness to the top half of that lineup for much of the season.

Alonso opened the scoring with an RBI double in the opening frame before walloping a clutch game-tying homer in the eighth inning that wound up sending the contest to extra innings. The 30-year-old slugger recorded three extra-base hits, including a 415-foot dinger off Marlins reliever Calvin Faucher, with exit velocities over 113 mph. It’s only happened five other times in the Statcast era since 2015, according to MLB.con’s Sarah Langs. The Mets are struggling a bit offensively, but Alonso is completely locked in at the moment.

Alonso’s grand slam against Marlins starter Cal Quantrill, which traveled 412 feet to right-center field, opened the proverbial floodgates during a seven-run fourth inning explosion as New York rolled to a lopsided victory. It was his first round-tripper of the season. The 30-year-old slugger is set up perfectly for fantasy success as the Mets’ middle-of-the-order run-producing threat behind on-base machine and generational talent Juan Soto.