Mets' Alonso shaves mustache midgame

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso struck out twice in his first three at-bats Thursday, then decided to take some cuts in the clubhouse -- shaving of his mustache midgame.

"I had very terrible at-bats before," Alonso said. "And so I'm like, all right mustache needs to go. Simple as that."

And it wasn't the first time Alonso had gone to the razor to fix his swing, either.

"Oh yeah, baseball players are very superstitious," he said.

SNYtv tweeted photos of Alonso with and without the mustache in announcing what the player had done during the Mets' 11-1 home victory against Arizona.

Alonso also reached on a throwing error before deciding to shave. Afterward, he struck out for the third time in the sixth and grounded out in the eighth.

The Mets first baseman hit his major-league-leading 46th and 47th homers Monday but ended Thursday hitless in his past 13 at-bats.

--Field Level Media