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After being mic'd up during Wednesday's preseason game against the St. Louis Cardinals, we might be hearing more from New York Mets star Pete Alonso during regular-season games.
According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Alonso gave MLB approval to put a microphone on first base during games in the regular season in order to help grow the game. While the player wouldn't wear a microphone like he did Wednesday, the league would put a device near the bag to pick up audio.
Alonso provided some old-school play-by-play in the first inning when a Cardinals baserunner was caught stealing:
We could potentially hear more in-game commentary from the first baseman in 2020.