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Pete Alonso's 300th homer stuns his old Mets fans
The former Met hit a milestone blast against his old team, then got a standing ovation from the Citi Field crowd.
In brief
The former Met hit a milestone blast against his old team, then got a standing ovation from the Citi Field crowd. Pete Alonso hit his 300th career home run against his former team, the Mets, and received cheers and a curtain call from the Citi Field crowd. Originally reported by New York Post.
Alonso crushes milestone against old team
Pete Alonso hit his 300th career home run at Citi Field on Tuesday, tying the game 3-3 in the ninth inning against the Mets.
Senga's pitch didn't disappear
With one out in the ninth, Alonso got a 2-0 ghost forkball from Kodai Senga that hung in the middle of the strike zone.
Mets fans cheered their former star
Alonso circled the bases to cheers from the 28,097 fans on hand, a surreal reaction for a visiting player who just tied the game.
A curtain call in enemy territory
The crowd chanted "Pete Alonso" until he took a curtain call from the fan base rooting for the one who got away.
“"Pete Alonso" cheers broke out until Alonso, in a visiting ballpark, having just tied the game, 3-3, took a curtain call”
Frustration boils over at Citi Field
After the cheers quieted, a stadium-wide chant of "Fire Stearns" overtook Queens, showing fan discontent with the Mets' front office.
“And as those cheers quieted, a rousing, stadium-wide round of "Fire Stearns" overtook Queens.”
What it means
Pete Alonso hit his 300th career home run against his former team, the Mets, and received cheers and a curtain call from the Citi Field crowd.
