Two of the National League’s top rookies squared off in San Diego. And it was Padres’ pitcher Chris Paddack who got the edge over Mets’ Pete Alonso.
Author: Abbey Mastracco, MLB writer
‘He was going nuts’: Mets rookie Pete Alonso calls manager, pleads to be in lineup
New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso wanted to make sure he would be in the lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals so he could face a former college foe.