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MLB] Pete Alonso is back in the Home Run Derby! Will we see a Three-Pete? : r/baseball
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There was no Plan B': How Pete Alonso overcame bullies to become a big league superstar - ESPN
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The goofy kid who diesels baseball': Stories of how Pete Alonso became Pete Alonso - The Athletic
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Mets, Pirates' benches clear after Pete Alonso gets hit by pitch
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Mets' Pete Alonso could always hit, even as a South Tampa kid
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So where do Pete Alonso's feats rank among Tampa Bay's ballplayers?
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SNY Mets] Pete Alonso signed all of his home run derby balls before hitting them into the stands : r/baseball
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Pete Alonso is the best story in baseball
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The story of the night Pete Alonso became a Met – and the years of scouting that led up to it - The Athletic