Pete Alonso smashed his 300th career home run last night at Citi Field, and even though it was an absolute dagger for the Mets, their fans totally ate it up. You gotta love this game, man.
The Bomb Heard Round Queens
Picture this: top of the ninth, one out, Mets up by just one run. The tension was thick, right? Then Alonso steps up to the plate on his former home turf. Kodai Senga hurls a hanging forkball, and Pete just *knew* it. He tagged that thing, driving it off the face of the second deck in left-center field. It was a game-tying solo shot, evening the score at 3-3. Talk about an inopportune moment for the Mets! Alonso finished it off by javelining his bat back towards the Orioles dugout. Classic Pete!
Fans Show Pure Respect
But here’s the wild part, the thing that makes you just shake your head in disbelief. The Flushing faithful, who had been serenading him every time he came to the plate the whole series, they absolutely *exploded* when that ball flew out. Forget the score, forget the game being tied against their team. They were there for history, plain and simple. Alonso then gave them a rare curtain call. A visiting player, getting a curtain call after hitting a game-tying homer against his old team? Man, that’s just pure respect. What a moment!
That’s baseball for you. You don’t see that every day, not even close. What a way to hit a milestone, huh? Just an insane night at Citi Field.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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