{"id":110331,"date":"2024-10-04T14:49:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T07:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110331"},"modified":"2024-10-04T14:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T07:49:52","slug":"mlb-playoffs-2024-pete-alonso-ends-home-run-drought-sends-mets-to-nlds-with-3-run-homer-in-wild-card-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110331","title":{"rendered":"MLB playoffs 2024: Pete Alonso ends home run drought, sends Mets to NLDS with 3-run homer in wild-card Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 No player needed a big moment more than Pete Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the Mets\u2019 incredible September run to reach the postseason, including <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mets-top-braves-8-7-in-first-game-of-doubleheader-to-clinch-nl-playoff-berth-braves-against-the-wall-201031052.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:their wild doubleheader in Atlanta;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">their wild doubleheader in Atlanta<\/a> earlier this week, and the first two games of their NL wild-card series vs. Milwaukee, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb-playoffs-2024-with-momentum-and-a-bit-of-magic-mets-roll-to-wild-card-game-1-win-vs-brewers-022240184.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:they\u2019d gotten plenty of big hits;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">they\u2019d gotten plenty of big hits<\/a>. But none had come from their star first baseman.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, nothing seemed to be going right for Alonso going into his ninth-inning at-bat in <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/live\/mets-vs-brewers-live-updates-score-game-3-mlb-playoffs-wild-card-how-to-watch-221015725.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Thursday\u2019s Game 3;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Thursday\u2019s Game 3<\/a>. His timing looked off; he didn\u2019t look comfortable in the batter\u2019s box. Frankly, with the Mets\u2019 season on the line, there were probably other guys fans wanted up in that moment.<\/p>\n<p>But in baseball, especially in the postseason, the moment finds you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you watch that game unfold, and we go into the ninth inning facing one of the best closers in the game, and I\u2019m looking to my right, and I see Pete Alonso, and I was like, \u2018This could be it,\u2019\u201d Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said after his squad\u2019s <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/new-york-mets-milwaukee-brewers-441003108\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:4-2 victory;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">4-2 victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets had been dealt one hell of a haymaker going into the ninth inning. Not only did they trail after back-to-back homers in the seventh put Milwaukee up 2-0, but with All-Star closer Devin Williams slated to close out the ninth, the obstacles and the pressure were starting to mount.<\/p>\n<p>But as we\u2019ve seen all year, there\u2019s no quit in these Mets. Francisco Lindor got things going with a base hit, a Brandon Nimmo single put runners on the corners, and the stage was set for Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to be in that spot,\u201d he said afterward. \u201cI wanted to deliver for my team. I wanted to contribute in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trailing by two, the Mets needed a big swing from the man nicknamed &#8220;Polar Bear.&#8221; But going into the at-bat, Alonso hadn\u2019t homered since Sept. 19. Worse, in a string of 41 at-bats in that span, he didn\u2019t even have an extra-base hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s been hard for him the whole year,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cPeople talk about wanting more from Pete, and you look at his numbers \u2014 it&#8217;s a pretty good year. Obviously, the standards and the expectations from him are, like, he should hit 45, 50 homers every year, and it&#8217;s not easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe&#8217;s handled it better than anybody, and he wants it as much as anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And so, just as you\u2019d script it, in what could have been the final at-bat of his Mets career, Alonso worked a 3-1 count and then delivered the biggest swing of his life, drilling a fastball deep toward the right-field wall. As the ball left the field, it sent New York\u2019s dugout into pandemonium as a stunned Milwaukee crowd watched in silence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlonso, while he may have been quiet this series, that\u2019s a huge swing,\u201d Brewers manager Pat Murphy said afterward. \u201cThat\u2019s the way it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alonso has hit 226 home runs in the major leagues; since 2019, only Aaron Judge has hit more. Over the past few weeks, however, Alonso had racked up only a tally of strikeouts. His dropped pop-up earlier in Game 3 and even his tripping over his bat in Game 2 seemed like a microcosm of the way things were going.<\/p>\n<p>But with one swing, Alonso made it so that the previous two weeks \u2014 and even the previous two hours \u2014 didn\u2019t matter. When the Mets needed a hero, their first baseman found a way to end his power outage, sending his team to the NLDS, where they\u2019ll face the Phillies beginning in Game 1 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just happy I could come through for my team right there,\u201d Alonso said of the game-winning swing. \u201cIt\u2019s a really special moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Added Mendoza: \u201cFor Pete to come through there is a dream come true for him, and what a signature moment there. And here we are, moving to the next round.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Alonso rounded first base, the entire Mets team came storming onto the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means the world,\u201d Alonso said afterward. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s me or somebody else \u2014 I know everybody in our clubhouse, I know everyone in the organization has each other\u2019s backs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s part of the fabric of why we&#8217;ve been able to bounce back and earn a playoff spot and then move on to the next level. \u2026 That&#8217;s our identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"38f46684-f0ef-557f-8e65-c207905be4ad\">\n<blockquote placeholder=\"\" data-theme=\"light\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>this is only the 7th HR Devin Williams has allowed to a right-handed hitter in the big leagues &#8212; and the first to the opposite-field<\/p>\n<p>an unbelievable swing from Pete Alonso in any circumstance, let alone THIS<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7oOwITbOPa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:pic.twitter.com\/7oOwITbOPa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">pic.twitter.com\/7oOwITbOPa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 C\u00e9spedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CespedesBBQ\/status\/1842019978285056155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:October 4, 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you want to know what improbable success looks like, look no further than the 2024 Mets, who\u2019ve made improbable their middle name this season.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming one of the hottest teams in baseball after going 9-19 in May? Rattling off a 65-40 record over the final four months of the season to surge into the postseason? Improbable.<\/p>\n<p>Winning a must-win contest after being down to their final two outs, against one of the game\u2019s best closers? Getting the winning hit from a struggling star who hadn\u2019t hit a homer in weeks? Improbable.<\/p>\n<p>Mendoza reflected postgame on <a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mets-hold-productive-team-meeting-011510652.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" data-ylk=\"slk:the team meeting;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">the team meeting<\/a> the Mets players held at the end of May \u2014 at what turned out to be their lowest point of the season and the crucial turning point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey got together in the famous team meeting, and \u2026 they backed up those words by going out there and pushing each other, holding each other accountable, believing in themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWin or lose, the same mentality, day after day. It happened, man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For a while Thursday, it appeared that the Mets\u2019 magical season was coming to a bitter end. But then, like they\u2019ve done all season, they found just a bit more magic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a really special group,\u201d Alonso said. \u201cHow far we&#8217;ve come this year \u2026 not a lot of people thought we&#8217;d be at this spot right now. 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