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Alonso becomes first player to win RBI title in both leagues

NEW YORK -- Pete Alonso’s first year in Baltimore proved to be a historic one. The Polar Bear became the first MLB player to have two seasons in which he finished as the RBI leader in each league. In 2022…

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Published: Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 10:45 PM

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Pete Alonso became the first player in MLB history to win an RBI title in both leagues.
Alonso led the American League with 113 RBIs and 43 home runs for the Baltimore Orioles.
He previously won the National League RBI crown with 131 RBIs in 2022 with the Mets.

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Pete Alonso made MLB history by becoming the first player to win the RBI title in both leagues, leading the American League with 113 RBIs for the Baltimore Orioles. Alonso previously led the National League with 131 RBIs in 2022 while playing for the New York Mets. He topped Houston's Yordan Alvarez and Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero in the AL run-producing race.

Alonso also led the AL with 43 home runs, playing all 161 games in the first season of his five-year, $155 million contract. Despite Alonso's individual milestones, Baltimore finished the season with a 79-82 record and missed the postseason.

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