Darryl Strawberry Reports to Mets Spring Training

By Jay Horwitz

When Darryl Strawberry reports to Mets Spring Training camp next week, the first player he will seek out is Pete Alonso. Straw will tell Pete two things:

“I’m glad you are back, and go break my home run record.”

Darryl has 252 Mets homers, and he is followed by David Wright with 242 and then Pete with 226.

Straw still regrets leaving the Mets after the 1990 season. He’s glad that Alonso stayed home.

“Pete is a fan favorite, and the city loves him,” Strawberry told me. “Who knows, when he is done playing here, they might put a statue up for him.”

Baseball is not the number one priority in Darry’s life these days. He is a traveling minister and goes around the country speaking about the evils of drugs, especially opioids.

“Listen, I have had the record long enough,” Straw said. “It’s time for someone else to have it. I want Pete to go for it.”

Strawberry is anxious to put on a Mets uniform again and help out manager Carlos Mendoza.

“Mendy’s a great guy,” he said. “He knows how to push the right buttons. It’s not easy managing in this market, but Carlos has got it down pat.”