Alonso just squeaks one over wall to set Citi Field HR record

NEW YORK — Pete Alonso is thought for crushing mammoth homers, however he broke a Mets file in New York’s 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday with a house run that simply barely made it over the outfield wall.

Alonso broke a tie with Lucas Duda when he hit his 72nd house run at Citi Field, essentially the most within the historical past of the ballpark, which opened in 2009. The homer, his MLB-leading twenty first of the season, was a low liner to left discipline off Nate Pearson within the backside of the sixth inning that required an umpire assessment after it hit proper above the orange line on the prime of the outfield wall.

“That’s one hell of an accomplishment. It’s speaks of how good he is with the long ball,” teammate Tommy Pham mentioned. “Two, it is a powerful metropolis, so setting a file like that exhibits an quantity of consistency and longevity right here. Kudos to him.”

Alonso didn’t know what he completed till a member of the media knowledgeable him of that tidbit.

“That’s sick. That’s awesome. Hopefully, I hit more of them here,” Alonso mentioned. 

Alonso tied Duda with a grand slam off the Guardians’ James Karinchak on May 19 at Citi Field.

The Polar Bear hasn’t been hitting a lot at Citi Field this 12 months. He is batting .196 with 9 house runs and 23 RBIs at house. But supervisor Buck Showalter emphasised how Alonso has been persistently enjoying properly on protection whilst his offensive numbers at house have not been as excessive as he would really like.

“We have stayed in some games on how well he has been playing first base,” Showalter mentioned. “The things he did this offseason and the things he has worked at has shown up defensively for us. It has been good to see.”