Pete Alonso hit the 300th home run of his career against his former team on September 15, a ninth-inning shot at Citi Field that tied the game and set off a curtain call rare for a player no longer wearing the home uniform. Alonso’s two-run homer off Mets right-hander Kodai Senga traveled a Statcast-projected 414 feet to left-center field. The Orioles went on to beat the Mets 7-5 in 11 innings.
A milestone reached in record time
Alonso got to 300 career home runs in his first eight major league seasons, a pace matched by only two players in history: Ralph Kiner, who hit 329 in his first eight years, and Albert Pujols, who hit 319.
An opposing player gets the curtain call
After rounding the bases, Alonso tossed his bat toward the Mets’ dugout amid rising cheers from the Citi Field crowd. His new Orioles teammates pushed him back up the dugout steps to tip his cap to the fans who had spent seven seasons cheering for him. Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said afterward: “I haven’t really seen a curtain call from a guy wearing gray pants.”
What the moment meant
Fans had chanted Alonso’s name during batting practice and the national anthem before the game, and a tribute video played before first pitch. It was his 124th career home run at Citi Field, his first wearing an opponent’s uniform. “There’s a lot of history here with me,” Alonso said, “but I’m just so proud of this group.”
His years with the Mets
Alonso spent his first seven big-league seasons with New York, finishing as the franchise’s all-time home run leader with 264 homers in 1,008 games before signing with Baltimore in the offseason. Teammate Coby Mayo said the moment showed why the Orioles brought him in: “That’s why you sign a guy like Pete, to come up in that spot.” Follow Smashology Media’s Sports coverage for more from the 2026 MLB stretch run.
Sources
- ESPN: Pete Alonso hits 300th home run at Citi Field, gets curtain call as Orioles beat Mets
- MLB.com: Pete Alonso hits 300th career home run
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