New York Mets Mark Hale Mets fans did no wrong cheering Pete Alonso for milestone homer in dismal season By Mark Hale Published Sep. 16, 2026, 1:12 p.m. ET Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso (25) celebrates with first base coach Jason Bourgeois (36) as he rounds the bases on his 300th career home run during the ninth inning against the Mets on Sept. 15, 2026, at Citi Field in Queens, NY. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Here’s how you know this was a unique situation.
After Pete Alonso connected with Kodai Senga’s forkball in the ninth inning, SNY’s Gary Cohen’s first words on the call were, “And he hits one to deep left field and that’s gonna be No. 300 for Pete Alonso! Off the facing of the second deck!”
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The immediate call wasn’t about the game circumstance. Not about the score or the devastation of the blown lead. Nothing like that.
