Pete Alonso’s record-breaking home run brought him — along with his family — to tears.
The Mets first baseman was shown crying while playing first base after slugging his 53 homer of the season in the third inning of the Amazin’s game against the Braves on Saturday night at Citi Field — breaking the rookie record set by the Yankees’ Aaron Judge in 2017. Alonso wasn’t the only one having trouble controlling emotions.
“He’s really passionate. He’s not moved to tears often,” Alonso’s mother, Michelle, told Fox’s Ken Rosenthal during the Mets-Braves broadcast. “He has a lot of fun, but he’s very serious about what he does.