There's no way to complain about anything Alonso has done to this point of the season. He's carried an offense that has at times been fairly inept around him, and he's the biggest single reason that the Mets sit atop the NL East and only one game behind the Padres for the best record in the National League at 15-7.

Alonso is on the verge of breaking several team records for the opening month, including several marks he already owns.

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