New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso seemed entirely candid when he suggested a new rule that he thinks would fix a lot of things about baseball.

Before outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong blossomed into a star, his old team called the Chicago Cubs about trying to reacquire him.

Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in five runs, Brandon Nimmo hit his second grand slam in four days and the New York Mets battered the reeling New York Yankees 12-6.