On a day when he already donated $100,000 to charity, Pete Alonso also cashed in for the Mets — fittingly with a home run.
Both of Alonso’s grandfathers served in the military. On his mom’s side, a marine, and on his dad’s side, an intelligence agent in the army.
So the decision to give a portion of his $1 million earnings for winning the Home Run Derby was an easy one, considering Alonso knew exactly the causes he wanted to support.
Alonso presented two separate donations of $50,000 to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the Wounded Warrior Project.