Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Sep 16
Pete Alonso Hits 300th Homer as Orioles Beat Mets 7-5 in 11 Innings
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Sep 16

Pete Alonso Hits 300th Homer as Orioles Beat Mets 7-5 in 11 Innings

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 16

Summary

  • Coby Mayo’s inside-the-park homer in the 11th lifted Baltimore to a 7-5 win after Pete Alonso tied it with his 300th career homer in the ninth.
  • Alonso’s 414-foot solo shot off Kodai Senga came with two outs and saved the Orioles from falling four games behind Cleveland for the final AL playoff spot.
  • Citi Field fans roared for Alonso — a former Mets slugger who hit a club-record 264 homers there — and chanted “Fire Stearns” after New York let him leave last winter.
  • Sean Manaea called the curtain call for an opposing player “crazy,” underscoring frustration around a Mets team that entered 2026 with World Series hopes but now owns one of baseball’s worst records.

Insights

Why did Mets fans give a standing ovation for the exact home run that helped eliminate their own team from the playoffs?
What does Pete Alonso's historic milestone reveal about the complex and often contradictory nature of modern sports fan loyalty?
How might a home crowd's celebration of an opposing player's triumph permanently fracture the morale of a struggling clubhouse?