By the time the league expands – most likely by two teams – it will have been 30 years or more since the last time MLB expanded when the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays came online in 1998. That’s the longest stretch in the post-expansion era that began in 1961.

The series opened up in Queens on Tuesday night, with the Mets flexing their offensive muscles against their longtime foes. Two more home runs from the red-hot Pete Alonso, with Francisco Alvarez going yard twice, were part of a contest that saw New York hit five homers, leading to a convincing 13-5 victory.

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