New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso denied that his pivotal, go-ahead home run in last year's Wild Card Series victory against the Milwaukee Brewers stemmed from new Yankees closer Devin Williams tipping his pitches -- a dynamic that had previously been speculated about online based on footage that captured Alonso congressing with Mets hitting coach Jeremy Barnes ahead of the matchup.

Pete Alonso pointed a finger at the laptop in front of him. “I win the at-bat right here,” he says. The video on screen is of Alonso in Milwaukee, staring down former Brewers closer Devin Williams in

Mets first baseman Pete Alonso reflects on his home run off of Brewers closer Devin Williams in the playoffs amid a new season beginning.

Alonso has 226 homers through six seasonsm and if he plays nine more seasons he'll need to average about 31 per year to get there.

New York Mets legend Darryl Strawberry routinely campaigned for the club to hold onto star first baseman Pete Alonso for as long as possible even though Alonso was on track to surpass Strawberry as the Mets' all-time leader in career home runs.