Alonso reaches the 300-homer milestone in his career, defeating the Mets and winning 3 consecutive games

Alonso reaches the 300-hit milestone in his career. (AP)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Orioles star "Polar Bear" Pete Alonso returned to Citi Field, the home of his old club, the Mets, for the first time this season. He started the game in the second game of three consecutive games today and reached the milestone of 300 homers in his career. The Orioles relied on Mayo (Coby) Mayo) hit an in-field home run in the 11th inning and swept back three runs. They defeated the Mets 7-4 in the end and won three consecutive games. They are currently three games away from the third-place Guardians in the American League wild card.

Alonso is the Mets' all-time home run leader, accumulating 264 home runs in seven years with the Mets. In December last year, he moved to the Orioles with a five-year, $155 million contract. This was the second-largest contract in the history of the Orioles since signing Chris Davis for $161 million in 2016. It was also the contract with the largest average salary in the history of the Orioles, and the highest average salary for a free market first baseman in history.

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Alonso returned to Citi Field for the first time yesterday and received a warm welcome from Mets fans. After singing the national anthem, the fans at the scene began to chant his name. When he walked onto the field for pre-match warm-ups, the fans greeted him with cheers again. A video paying tribute to Alonso was also played in the stadium, and he also took off his hat to the fans.

Alonso returned to his old club in the first game at home. He had no hits in 3 at-bats and only relied on 1 walk. He had no success in the first 3 at-bats this year and struck out 1 time. However, he stepped up to be a hero in the 9th inning. When the team fell behind 2:3, facing Mets closer Kodai Chiga, he aimed an 82.5-mile fork ball and hit the tying hit to the left field, his 36th of the season.

Alonso reached the milestone of the 300th homer in his career, becoming the 19th player in history. This was also his 124th homer at Citi Field. The home fans also responded with warm cheers and applause. After Alonso walked around the bases and returned to the dugout, he also came out to thank the fans for their support.

According to the "Elias Sports Bureau" data, Alonso is the 20th player in the history of the major leagues to hit his 300th career homer against his former team. The last person to complete this record was Andrew McCutchen. He hit his 300th career homer against the Phillies on April 14, 2024 while playing for the Pirates.

Alonso accumulated 300 home runs in the first eight seasons of his career, ranking third in history. The first two were Cardinals legend Albert Pujols with 319 home runs, and Pirates Hall of Fame legend Ralph Kiner with 329 home runs.