Pete Alonso bat spike, curtain call after Orioles comeback officially broke Mets players' brains

As soon as Pete Alonso signed with the Baltimore Orioles, everyone circled the team's visit to Citi Field on the 2026 schedule. Alonso's exit from the New York Mets organization was somewhat messy, as it was apparent that the front office didn't value him highly despite his popularity and production. That decision played right into the Orioles' hands, obviously, but few would have thought that Alonso's return to New York would create the stir that it has.

Tuesday was a banner night for Alonso and the Orioles. Not only did the slugger connect for his 300th career home run, but it came in the ninth inning to tie a game that the Orioles eventually won in extras. The celebration, the curtain call, the player...it was all absolute cinema, and one would think it was too obvious to be a plot if it were a movie script (which we are pretty sure it isn't...probably).

What broke the Mets' clubhouse, however, was the New York fans clearly rooting for Alonso more than the home team. To say that Mets players didn't respond well to their fans' reaction to Alonso's milestone may be putting it mildly.

Orioles' comeback win and love from New York fans for Pete Alonso may have crushed what was already a broken Mets team

First, a word of advice for Sean Manaea, Francisco Lindor, and manager Andy Green, among the other Mets who voiced their displeasure at how their fans have acted. In the history of professional sports, it has not once worked to tell New York fans who to root for or not root for.

Playing for the home team helps your chances, but there are few cities (if any) that are tougher to play in than New York. Given how badly the Mets have played this year despite high expectations, they are lucky fans showed up at Citi Field at all in the middle of September.

A closer look shows a Mets team that is thoroughly defeated, and you can hear it in their voices. They have had a dreadful 2026 season thanks to injuries, roster mismanagement, and just bad baseball. It has been this way for months now.

Then, in a game that looked like as though New York had in hand, one of the former cornerstones of the Mets lineup returned with his new team and launched a milestone home run in a key part of the game that led to another loss. The Mets aren't acting like they lost a game. They are acting like they lost their city, and they may be right.

It is all sunshine and rainbows for the Orioles in this situation, however. They landed Alonso, who has become a key part of their organization and a fast fan favorite. That investment led to a crucial win as Baltimore hangs on to their playoff hopes for dear life over the next couple of weeks. The Mets can cry all they want, but they only have themselves to blame.

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