If there’s one three-word phrase that can make or break my day, it’s: “The Mets won.” There is truly nothing greater than watching your favorite team pull out a victory—especially after an eight-game losing streak that dropped us to just a half-game back in the wild-card race. This win wasn’t just a relief; it was one we really needed, and one for the history books.

The Mets were in the midst of a season-high eight-game losing streak where the dawn of summer baseball quickly vanished into the horrors of winter. From the trials and tribulations of this season, only one man stood a chance at helping seal the victory for this club, and that is none other than Pete Alonso.

Sunday’s game against the Texas Rangers was tied at 2-2 and went into extra innings, with Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto both on base for the rally. Pete Alonso stepped up to the plate and delivered one of his most heroic moments of the season with a three-run moonshot that walked off the Rangers and put the Mets back into the win column. With three more RBIs tallied on Pete’s record for the season, Pete has 34 home runs, 117 RBIs, all while batting .265 and slugging .514.

It was a masterpiece ending that had many Mets fans, including myself, at the edge of our seats praying for a victory. His three-run moonshot gave Mets fans eerily similar feelings to what they experienced during Game Three of the NL Wild Card game against the Brewers, when Pete Alonso delivered the game-winning three-run shot against Devin Williams.

What makes this game all the more historic is that Pete’s walk-off home run this season was his fifth all-time and the most in franchise history. Among all Pete’s major accolades, from Rookie of the Year to Mets all-time home run leader, this is the coolest and least recognized.

The game itself saw Mets rookie Nolan McLean deliver six shutout innings, no runs, and seven strikeouts, only allowing five hits and two walks. In six career starts, he has only given up five earned runs and has a 1.19 ERA. What a day for the stud, as he has surely proven himself as a strong candidate to lead the Mets staff next year and possibly make a start for the club in October if all goes accordingly.

The Mets now sit at 77-73, four games above .500 and still in playoff contention. The season ain’t over. If the Mets want to keep this up and make it to the big dance, they need to keep on winning. But what a game for the Mets. Keep pushing forward, history is upon us, and if the Mets make the 2025 playoffs, it will mark the first time in franchise history the Mets made the big dance three times in one decade.