LOS ANGELES — Every time Pete Alonso walks via the halls of Dodger Stadium, he takes within the historical past of the 61-year-old ballpark.
It’s a particular place, no matter which crew you root for or which crew you put on a uniform for. Nestled within the Los Angeles basin, the Hollywood Hills and the San Gabriel Mountains present a picturesque backdrop, with rolling inexperienced hills and palm timber above the outfield stands. The colours of the stands mimic the colours of the seashores out on the west aspect of city. It’s somewhat retro in its personal method and somewhat traditional. The climate is nearly at all times good.
It’s L.A. nostalgia at its finest, and no sport does nostalgia fairly like baseball.
Alonso, too, feels that nostalgia, considering of the legends which have come via Chavez Ravine. At 28, he’s too younger to recollect Sandy Koufax or Fernando Valenzuela, however the lasting impressions gamers like them have made aren’t misplaced on the Mets’ first baseman.
“I just think it’s a really cool place to play,” Alonso informed the Daily News on Monday evening, following the Mets’ 8-6 win over Los Angeles within the first sport of a three-game sequence. “If you look through the history books, there are a lot of amazing players who played here. Not just on the home side, but also ones who have come through these doors.”
Alonso may sometime discover himself etched in these historical past books contemplating how effectively he hits at Dodger Stadium. A 3-hit evening Monday raised his profession common at Dodger Stadium to .382 (21-for-55). He’s hit three doubles, a triple, seven dwelling runs, scored 12 instances and pushed in 17 runs within the Southland, in addition to owns a .414 OBP and a .855 slugging share in 13 video games at Dodger Stadium.
“I know, statistically, it’s one of those things that we look at that we’re supposed to not look at, but it’s real,” supervisor Buck Showalter mentioned. “Pete is pretty good in a lot of ballparks, it doesn’t matter where he is.”
Alonso doesn’t like to concentrate to his numbers particularly parks and for a passionate participant, he’s at all times been good at taking the emotion out of his at-bats. Alonso can be fast to credit score the remainder of the crew for any success, and credited their Monday win to the best way they had been capable of be resilient and keep disciplined. The Mets managed to combat again each time the Dodgers took a lead.
There isn’t something particular Alonso may level to concerning the sightlines or the sector. All he is aware of is that he certain likes the best way he feels at Dodger Stadium.
“Dodger Stadium is one of those historic parks and you kind of feel certain energy from all of the people who have played here and watched games here,” Alonso mentioned. “This is a very historic park and it’s a cool place to play.”
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