{
  "id": 7717979,
  "title": "Mets Fans Send Pete Alonso Message After Milestone Home Run",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/mets-fans-send-pete-alonso-message-after-milestone-home-run",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:35:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mets-fans-send-pete-alonso-053544264.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York Mets fans celebrated Pete Alonso after he hit his 300th career home run during a game against the New York Mets at Citi Field on September 15, 2026. It was an unusual occurrence for a visiting player to receive cheers for a game-tying home run, let alone a curtain call, but the franchise home run leader was met with the recognition. The fans also sent a message to the team's president of baseball operations, David Stearns, after his first at-bat in the series, chanting for his dismissal. Pete Alonso had been with the Orioles since signing a five-year, $155 million deal in free agency, departing the Mets in the offseason. In the series against the Mets, Alonso had been quiet, going hitless before that ninth-inning at-bat. However, after Orioles first baseman Kodai Senga's error, Alonso smashed the ball 414 feet into the left-field stands, emphatically throwing his bat toward his own dugout before rounding the bases.",
  "summary": "If it wasn’t already clear how New York Mets fans loved Pete Alonso, they made their voices heard again. Alonso made his presence known with a long home run in the top of the ninth off Kodai Senga. Not only did the home run tie the game at 3-3, but it was also his 300th […] The post Mets Fans Send Pete Alonso Message After Milestone Home Run appeared first on HEAVY.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "“You Kicked Him Out”: Mets Owner Under Fire by MLB Analyst Over Pete Alonso’s Reception by Fans on Homecoming",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/you-kicked-him-out-mets-owner-under-fire-by-mlb-analyst-over-pete",
        "published": "2026-09-16T02:04:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}