Pete Alonso stepped up to the plate in the first inning of what could be his final home game at Citi Field and was met by a huge ovation. “Are you going to tip you cap or something?” Alonso recalled home plate umpire John Libka telling him.

The Mets' Pete Alonso stepped up to the plate in the first inning of what could be his final home game at Citi Field and was met by a huge ovation. "Are you going to tip you cap or something?" Alonso recalled home plate umpire John Libka telling him.

Before Sunday night’s game, Pete Alonso wasn’t sure whether he would receive an out-of-the-ordinary ovation from New York Mets fans. An impending free agent, Alonso said he wasn’t focused on the possibility that the series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies could be his final game at Citi Field as a Met.

Mets first baseman Pete Alonso wasn’t expecting any reaction from fans in what could end up being his final game at Citi Field on Sunday, but he got one anyway. Stepping up to the plate in his first at-bat,

Pete Alonso remains on track to reach free agency after the 2024 campaign, and he spoke with reporters following Sunday's victory about the love he received from Mets fans.