Pete Alonso looked different by the end of Thursday's game.
The 24-year-old first baseman began the Mets' matchup against the Diamondbacks with a mustache but shaved it off by the time his team completed an 11-1 victory.
Pete Alonso shaved his mustache mid-game. pic.twitter.com/BDZsPneTP0
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 12, 2019
Alonso explained his decision to get rid of the mustache mid-game during a press conference following the win.
“I had very terrible at-bats before so I was like, ‘The mustache needs to go,’ as simple as that,” Alonso said, via the New York Post. "Baseball players are very superstitious."
Alonso has become a star this season but has struggled over the last three games, going 0 for 12 with seven strikeouts.
Alonso holds a .264 average with 47 home runs and 109 RBIs this season.
The Mets completed a four-game sweep of Arizona and finished play Thursday two games out of the second National League wild-card spot with a 76-70 record.