# Pete Alonso reaches 300 homers back at Citi Field

> Alonso tied the game for Baltimore, reached a career milestone, and still got love from Mets fans.
- Title: Pete Alonso reaches 300 homers back at Citi Field · The Banner
- Summary: Alonso tied the game for Baltimore, reached a career milestone, and still got love from Mets fans. Pete Alonso’s 300th homer showed why Baltimore paid big…
- Keywords: pete alonso, orioles, mets, citi field, 300 home runs, kodai senga, new york, baltimore, mlb, curtain call, game-tying home run, free agent contract
- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pete-alonso-300th-career-home-run-citi-field-5KS437CGBZC4RDFVSKKW2C5PDM
- Author: Andy Kostka
- Published: 2026-09-16T01:51:15.131+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pete alonso, orioles, mets, citi field, 300 home runs, kodai senga, new york, baltimore, mlb, curtain call, game-tying home run, free agent contract
## Back in Queens
Pete Alonso returned to Citi Field as an Orioles star, then gave Mets fans a moment they could not ignore.

> Only Pete Alonso, now an Orioles star, could earn that here.
## No. 300 arrived
Alonso became the 171st player in MLB history to reach 300 career home runs. The setting fit, since 264 of them came with the Mets.
## A home crowd cheer
Fans in both shades of orange roared after the blast. They chanted Alonso’s name until he came out of the dugout and waved.
## Senga gave it up
The milestone shot came off Kodai Senga in the top of the ninth. It tied the Orioles and Mets at 3-3 when Baltimore was down to its last outs.
## Pressure was everywhere
Alonso had been hitless through two days at Citi Field, with heavy media attention and fan emotion around the series. Then he delivered the swing Baltimore needed.

> And he tied it with No. 300.
## Baltimore got its slugger
After a slow start, Alonso is at 36 homers and 101 RBIs. His five-year, $155 million deal already looks like money spent on the right kind of bat.
## Key takeaway

Pete Alonso’s 300th homer showed why Baltimore paid big for him, power under pressure travels.