Two Mets were named to the inaugural All-MLB First Team on Tuesday afternoon, with Pete Alonso taking the first baseman slot and Jacob deGrom grabbing one of the four spots available for starting pitchers.
Alonso was named the NL Rookie of the Year after setting the MLB rookie record for home runs in a season with 53--that effort was also good enough to lead the league in home runs in 2019.
The rookie held slashes of .260/.358/.583 for the season and was named to the NL All-Star team.
Super honored 🙌 this is unreal. I'm going to use this as motivation to keep pursuing my dream and working my ass off. Hard work pays off #LFGM https://t.co/yZaj4mq6pu
- Pete Alonso (@Pete_Alonso20) December 10, 2019
DeGrom had another outstanding season for the Mets, finishing the 2019 season with a 2.43 ERA (second in the NL), 255 strikeouts (first in the NL) and a 0.97 WHIP (first in the NL) in 204 innings pitched to pick up his second consecutive NL Cy Young Award.
