In a sport where the most successful players fail in most of their at-bats, Pete Alonso knows perfection is not possible. But that won’t stop him from trying.

The entire stretch has been happily surreal, from the prominent involvement of Grimace and a Latin pop star/utility infielder to a months-long playoff push that resulted in the Amazins clinching a Wild Card spot in Atlanta a day after the regular season was supposed to end.

One of the biggest reasons for the Mets’ early success has been slugging first baseman Pete Alonso. The four-time All-Star leads the National League in OPS with an incredible 1.124 mark, and has been among the league’s best run producers in the early going.