Pete Alonso reaches 300 home runs as Mets fans applaud former star
The Baltimore Orioles slugger hit his 300th MLB home run at Citi Field against his former club, prompting a reported standing ovation and curtain call.
Pete Alonso reached 300 career Major League Baseball home runs on 15 September, hitting his milestone homer for the Baltimore Orioles against the New York Mets at Citi Field.
Yahoo Sports reported that Mets fans gave Alonso a standing ovation before he returned for a curtain call. The reaction came as the former Mets slugger hit his 36th home run of the 2026 season.
Alonso spent his first seven MLB seasons with New York from 2019 to 2025, hitting 264 of his first 300 home runs in a Mets uniform. He signed with Baltimore after testing free agency following contract negotiations with the Mets.
The milestone made Alonso the latest player to join the 300-home-run group and, according to the supplied account, the first former Mets player to reach the mark at Citi Field.
Researcher Sarah Langs reportedly ranks Alonso third for home runs through a player’s first eight MLB seasons, behind Ralph Kiner and Albert Pujols. The source also reported that Alonso had 100 RBIs through Monday and a 142 OPS+.
