The New York Mets entered the 2025 season with World Series aspirations, fueled by the blockbuster acquisition of Juan Soto and the familiar power of Pete Alons

Alvarez hit a two-run homer in the second inning to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Alvarez jumped on a high slider from Brad Lord and sliced a shot inside the right-field foul pole after Jesse Winker had delivered a two-out single.

They came way back in the second inning, where, in Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez’s second game back from a fractured hamate in his left hand, he hit a two-run home run down the right field line. The ball traveled 358 feet and stayed fair, landing inside the Nationals’ bullpen.