{"id":110473,"date":"2024-10-04T23:59:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110473"},"modified":"2024-10-04T23:59:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:59:04","slug":"mets-pete-alonso-delivers-heroic-homer-after-teammate-calls-the-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110473","title":{"rendered":"Mets\u2019 Pete Alonso delivers heroic homer after teammate calls the shot"},"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 In the chaos of elation, the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"110\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/mets\/\">New York Mets<\/a> momentarily allowed the star of the celebration to get away Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Quickly, someone yelled, \u201cWhere the f\u2014 is Pete?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The search lasted mere moments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s over there!\u201d someone else shouted.<\/p>\n<p>Another Mets player then loudly gave instructions: \u201cEveryone attack Pete!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Within seconds, several Mets players took turns draining their champagne bottles over <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"z5TM8FHqigQaQRib\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/pete-alonso-z5TM8FHqigQaQRib\/\">Pete Alonso<\/a>. \u201c<em>Pete! Pete! Pete!\u201d <\/em>they chanted.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso savored the moment. With one hand holding a can of beer and another gripping a bottle of Champagne, he wrapped his arms around <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"TJUYZKrnaSfgwyUb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/jose-iglesias-TJUYZKrnaSfgwyUb\/\">Jose Iglesias<\/a> and squeezed him in a bear hug.<\/p>\n<p>In the embrace, Iglesias told Alonso, \u201cThank you for listening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second baseman was referring to the message he delivered just before the bottom of the eighth inning. That\u2019s when Iglesias, from his position at second base, told Alonso, \u201cNext inning, you\u2019re going to hit a home run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What happened next is already etched in Mets lore. In the ninth inning of the deciding Game 3 of the Wild Card Series, the Mets trailed by two runs. With one out, they had runners on first and third. Carrying a weeks-long slump with calmness, Alonso came to the plate. He hit a three-run home run off <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"108\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/brewers\/\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> closer <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"3B4aJrfUfuroDEH7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/devin-williams-3B4aJrfUfuroDEH7\/\">Devin Williams<\/a> to save the Mets\u2019 season and send New York to the Division Series.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5817632\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5817632 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/04011042\/USATSI_24395024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/04011042\/USATSI_24395024-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/04011042\/USATSI_24395024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/04011042\/USATSI_24395024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/04011042\/USATSI_24395024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/04011042\/USATSI_24395024-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-credits\">\n<div class=\"inline-credits-container\">\n      <span class=\"table-cell-span\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"credits-text\">Pete Alonso struggled early but before this three-run home run he told his hitting coach, \u201cI feel like I am right there.\u201d (Benny Sieu \/ Imagn Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was meant to be,\u201d Iglesias said after the 4-2 victory. \u201cI\u2019ve seen walk-offs and stuff, but this is one of my happiest moments. It\u2019s a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, Iglesias, one of the Mets\u2019 clubhouse leaders whose catchy song \u201cOMG\u201d morphed into a season\u2019s rallying cry, had offered Alonso encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was feeling a little off,\u201d Iglesias said. \u201cI just told him, \u2018Be on time. Timing is everything.\u2019 And now? Man, I feel so proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later, in a rare moment on the field when he didn\u2019t attract a crowd, Alonso said Iglesias\u2019 simple yet consistent messaging, \u201cMeant a lot. Really, a lot. It meant so much to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For some time, the Mets needed Alonso to come through. Big time. His walk year had been devoid of special moments. But club officials always said the same thing, that, with his power, he could change a game in an instant. Still, his last extra-base hit was Sept. 19. Before the home run, Alonso was 0-for-3 with a strikeout in the seventh inning. No matter. He still believed.<\/p>\n<p>In the seventh inning, Alonso used a relaxed tone when he told Mets co-hitting coach Eric Chavez, \u201cI\u2019m just swinging right through these pitches. I feel like I am right there. One swing away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recalling the conversation, Chavez said, \u201cHe was more calm than I was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Players often tell coaches such things, so Chavez didn\u2019t know exactly how to interpret the message. He noticed at least one thing, though, that he\u2019d later say would be important. Alonso, despite the slump and the heaviness of his Mets career possibly ending Thursday night, remained positive.<\/p>\n<p>On a 3-1 offering from Williams, Alonso sent a changeup that got too much plate 367 feet, over the wall in right field. He said he knew right away it was a home run. On first base, <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"ygebbuEhMyc7bbUH\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/brandon-nimmo-ygebbuEhMyc7bbUH\/\">Brandon Nimmo<\/a> said he wasn\u2019t too sure. After all, the Mets hadn\u2019t hit a home run in the first two games of the series. So, Nimmo said he was simply hoping the ball would get over an outfielder\u2019s head. But Alonso kept running toward Nimmo. So Nimmo looked over to the outfield once more, and said to himself, \u201cOh my God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By the time Alonso had reached second base, nearly all the Mets\u2019 players had left the dugout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWords can\u2019t explain,\u201d Alonso said. \u201cThis is unreal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mets owner Steve Cohen attempted to construct a couple of sentences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat players, they come through in the clutch, right?\u201d Cohen said. \u201cJust an incredible moment for him, for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mets had gone far without Alonso putting them on his back. If he\u2019s hot, the Mets are all the more dangerous heading into their matchup against the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"113\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/phillies\/\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> starting Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Before the game, Mets manager <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"CnLZYzBooApwb5fj\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/carlos-mendoza-CnLZYzBooApwb5fj\/\">Carlos Mendoza<\/a> maintained faith in Alonso yet again and said, \u201cWe\u2019re waiting for that one swing. Hopefully today is the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well worth the wait.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProud of him,\u201d Mendoza said after the game. \u201cIt\u2019s a dream come true for him and for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seven minutes after the Mets advanced, and as the team celebrated on the field, the sections of fans behind New York\u2019s dugout at American Family Field began loudly chanting, \u201cPete <em>A-lon-so<\/em>! Pete <em>A-lon-so!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a name now deeply etched in Mets playoff history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Top photo of Pete Alonso: Credit: Benny Sieu \/ Imagn Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<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<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5817566\/2024\/10\/04\/mets-pete-alonso-mlb-playofs-jose-iglesias\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 In the chaos of elation, the New York Mets momentarily allowed the star of the celebration to get away Thursday night. 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