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Pete Alonso hits go-ahead home run in ninth inning vs. Brewers

IMG_0985by:Griffin McVeigh•10/03/24•

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Pete Alonso
(Benny Sieu-Imagn Images)

Pete Alonso, in what could have been his last at-bat with the New York Mets, has pulled through in a clutch situation for the team. Down two runs and only having two outs remaining on the season, Alonso did the impossible and hit a home run off Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams. Alonso knew the ball was out the moment he made contact, going the opposite way.

Williams is usually one of the best closers in baseball, not giving up an earned run since Aug. 21. But he was all over the place pitching to Alonso and worked himself into a 3-1 hole. Needing to hit the zone to avoid a bases-loaded jam, Alonso made him pay.

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The ESPN camera shows Alonso celebrating with an expletive as he rounds first base before cutting to the Mets dugout exploding. Against all the odds, their season is still alive and they will have a chance to advance to the NLDS.

You can check out the full moment from Alonso here.

Any Mets fan would be quick to remind you there are still three outs remaining they will need to get in the bottom half of the ninth inning. For now, the lead is one run but there will be an opportunity to add with just one out of their own.

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More on Pete Alonso, potential final season with New York Mets

Alonso, a former second-round pick of the franchise out of Florida, entered the 2024 season knowing he could be a free agent in the winter. No long-term extension was figured out with the Mets and hitting the open market as a power first basemen could prove to be quite lucrative.

However, the numbers were not great for Alonso this year — at least to his standard. An OPS of .788 was 33 points lower than his 2023 season due to 12 fewer home runs. Not many would complain about 34 home runs and 88 RBIs but only four homers came in the final month of the regular season.

Any kind of animosity from Mets fans in regards to Alonso is now out the window. Keeping their season alive overtakes everything else, especially in the fashion it played out. A fantastic moment for Alonso, the Mets, and all of their fans.