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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-17 · by Jerry Beach The Associated Press
Pete Alonso hit his 301st career home run Wednesday night against the New York Mets at Citi Field, where he received a warm ovation from fans despite leaving the team last December to join the Baltimore Orioles. The crowd of 28,097 gave him a standing ovation and chanted his name before and after the homer off emergency starter Xzavion Curry. Fans also continued their criticism of Mets president David Stearns with chants of “Fire Stearns.”
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Pete Alonso returned to Citi Field with his new team, the Baltimore Orioles, on Wednesday night. Despite his departure from the New York Mets last December, he received another warm ovation from fans when he hit a solo home run against his former teammates in the first inning of their 7-1 victory. The crowd of 28,097 was notably smaller than Monday's game but still showed support for Alonso, who had tied his 300th career homer with another one Tuesday night, also at Citi Field. Fans chanted "Pete Alonso!" before he stepped to the plate and continued cheering as he rounded the bases. This ovation was less enthusiastic than on Tuesday when fans called out "Fire Stearns" directed at Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns due to their displeasure with Alonso's departure. The Orioles completed a three-game sweep, highlighting their strong offensive performance by hitting nine home runs in total during the series.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit another home run against his former team Wednesday night — and received another ovation from New York Mets fans still smarting over his departure for the Baltimore Orioles last December.
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Alonso → hit → Orioles
Alonso, who launched his 300th career homer Tuesday night to tie that game in the ninth inning, went deep in the first this time off emergency starter Xzavion Curry.
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who → launch → Curry
The midweek crowd at Citi Field stood and applauded prior to the Polar Bear’s at-bat and chanted “Pete Alonso!” before he drove a 74 mph curveball 410 feet into the second deck in left.
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he → stand → left
Fans continued cheering as the slugger rounded the bases, though the reception wasn’t nearly as raucous as Tuesday, when a pumped-up Alonso shouted in excitement and fired his bat toward the Baltimore dugout before beginning his home run trot.
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Alonso → continue → trot
The crowd of 28,097 — down from 35,800 for his much-anticipated return to Queens on Monday night — roared as Alonso circled the bases that time.
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Alonso → anticipate → bases
Those cheers continued until he stepped out of the visitors’ dugout to take a rare curtain call on the road.
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he → continue → road
Fans then began another chant of “Fire Stearns” directed at Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns.
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Fans → begin → Stearns
The homegrown Alonso hit a franchise-record 264 home runs and made five All-Star teams in seven seasons with the Mets.
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Alonso → hit → Mets
But they didn’t attempt to re-sign him as a free agent last offseason and Alonso agreed to a $155 million, five-year contract with Baltimore.
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Alonso → attempt → Baltimore
The 31-year-old first baseman has 37 homers and an American League-high 102 RBIs for the Orioles, who began Wednesday last in the AL East but only three games out of a playoff spot.
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who → have → spot
Despite an opening-day payroll of more than $350 million, the Mets endured a 12-game losing streak in April and have spent most of the season in the NL East basement.
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Mets → endure → basement
They were eliminated from playoff contention Monday night and assured of a losing season with Tuesday’s loss to Baltimore.
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They → eliminate → Baltimore
The popular Alonso was given his 300th home run ball by the trio of Long Islanders — Michael Shaw, Nick Maldarella and Chris Makarius — who teamed up to catch the milestone drive, which caromed off the second deck of stands in left field and fell into the first deck.
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which → give → deck
Alonso signed a bat and a ball for each fan in return.
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Alonso → sign → return
He also signed the shirts they were wearing — an Alonso Mets jersey for Shaw and Makarius and a Carlos Delgado shirt for Maldarella — and offered them tickets and batting-practice access at Camden Yards in Baltimore next season.
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they → sign → Baltimore
Alonso also posed for a group picture and for photos with each person individually.
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Alonso → pose → person
“I mean, who doesn’t love Pete?” Shaw said.
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Shaw → mean → Pete
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