Honoring the accomplishments and charitable contributions of Peter Morgan Alonso of the New York Mets upon his being named the National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 691 Honoring the accomplishments and charitable contributions of Peter Morgan Alonso of the New York Mets upon his being named the National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 12, 2019 Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. YOHO, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. SUOZZI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Honoring the accomplishments and charitable contributions of Peter Morgan Alonso of the New York Mets upon his being named the National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year. Whereas Peter Morgan Alosno of the New York Mets (re- ferred to in this preamble as ‘‘Pete Alonso’’) has found tremendous athletic success while developing into a pillar of his community; Whereas Pete Alonso thrived at Jesuit High School and Henry B. Plant High School; Whereas Pete Alonso earned an athletic scholarship to play baseball for the University of Florida Gators; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Nov 13, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR691.IH HR691 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HRES 691 IH Whereas Pete Alonso was named to the All-Southeastern Conference team for his successful freshman year; Whereas Pete Alonso helped lead the Gators to the College World Series in both 2015 and 2016; Whereas Pete Alonso was selected by the New York Mets in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft; Whereas Pete Alonso found tremendous success throughout the New York Mets farm system; Whereas Pete Alonso was named to the New York Mets 2019 Opening Day roster as the starting first baseman; Whereas, on June 22, 2019, Pete Alonso hit his 26th home run breaking the National League record for most home runs by a rookie before the All-Star break; Whereas, on July 8, 2019, Pete Alonso won the 2019 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, racking up an im- pressive total of 57 home runs, becoming only the second rookie to win the Derby outright; Whereas Pete Alonso announced that he was donating a sig- nificant percentage of his Home Run Derby prize to the Wounded Warrior Project and Tunnel to Towers; Whereas, on September 11, 2019, Pete Alonso purchased and arranged for every member of the New York Mets to wear cleats honoring 9/11 first responders; Whereas, on September 20, 2019, Pete Alonso became the second rookie to hit 50 home runs in a season; Whereas, on September 28, 2019, Pete Alonso hit his 53d home run, breaking the record for most home runs hit by a rookie in Major League Baseball history; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Nov 13, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR691.IH HR691 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HRES 691 IH Whereas, on October 1, 2019, Pete Alonso donated his cus- tom bat and cleats used during the game on September 11, 2019, to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in honor of both the first responders and their families; and Whereas, on November 11, 2019, Pete Alonso was rightfully named the National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) recognizes the accomplishments and fine ex- 2 ample of Peter Morgan Alonso of the New York 3 Mets; and 4 (2) honors him for his record-breaking year and 5 commitment to his community. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Nov 13, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR691.IH HR691 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS