All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso tied Darryl Strawberry for the all-time lead in home runs in New York Mets history, and the legend loved it.

Darryl Strawberry has company atop the Mets’ all-time home run list. Pete Alonso blasted career homer No. 252 in the second inning on Saturday to tie Strawberry as the franchise’s all-time leader. The homer against the Brewers’ Tobias Myers was Alonso’s 26th this season.

Pete Alonso hit his 252nd career home run Saturday night, tying the New York Mets record held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years. The 30-year-old Alonso connected against Milwaukee Brewers starter Tobias Myers leading off the second inning for his 26th homer this season,