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Pete Alonso hits 300th career home run at Citi Field

sportsSep 15, 202633616

Pete Alonso hit the 300th home run of his career Tuesday at Citi Field, a 414-foot, ninth-inning game-tying solo off Kodai Senga while playing for the Baltimore Orioles. Alonso, who left the New York Mets in free agency last winter and signed a five-year, $155 million deal with Baltimore, emphatically tossed his bat after the homer and received a curtain call from the Citi Field crowd. Mets fans in the stands and several supporters wearing Mets jerseys gave Alonso an ovation as he waved from the dugout. Alonso came to New York as the Mets' second-round pick in the 2016 draft, set the rookie record with 53 homers in 2019, won the Home Run Derby twice, made five All-Star teams, and broke David Wright's franchise home run mark. This season Alonso is hitting .269 with 35 home runs and 100 RBI, while the Orioles sit four games back of the final American League wild-card spot. The moment underscored the Mets' offseason choice to let Alonso walk after a strong 2025 season and came amid a dismal Mets stretch that included a managerial firing, midseason trades, and an 18.5-game deficit in the NL East.

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