NEW YORK — If this was indeed a farewell, Pete Alonso went out with a bang.
Over the past six seasons, Flushing’s first baseman has delivered memory after memory for the adoring patrons of Citi Field. Set to become a free agent whenever the Mets’ storybook season draws to a close, Alonso has been understandably noncommittal about his future. A loss on Friday would have, perhaps, signaled the end of a magnificent run for a magnificent player.
But Alonso and his indomitable Mets wouldn’t go down that easy.
In the bottom of the first inning of Game 5 of the NLCS, Alonso scooped a Jack Flaherty curveball well below the strike zone and sent it rocketing toward the Big Apple in center.