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New York Post
19 Aug 2023


NextImg:Mets’ Pete Alonso tosses ball from Masyn Winn’s first-career hit into stands

Pete Alonso sent an important artifact flying into the Busch Stadium crowd.

And the Mets’ star first baseman is now the center of the Cardinals’ ire as a result.

During fifth inning of the Mets’ clash against the Cardinals Friday night, Alonso — seemingly mistakenly — tossed the ball from Masyn Winn’s first-career hit into the stands.

It’s customary for opponents to make sure the other team has the ball when a player records his first-career hit in MLB, so that he can keep it.

It didn’t appear that Alonso knew it was Winn’s first-career hit.

But the Cardinals’ dugout immediately shouted their displeasure with the act, and pitcher Miles Mikolas even had to be warned by first-base umpire John Tumpane to tone it down, according to The Athletic.

Pete Alonso reacts during the Mets-Cardinals clash on Aug. 18.
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Pete Alonso tosses the ball into the stands after Masyn Winn;s first-career hit.

Pete Alonso tosses the ball into the stands after Masyn Winn’s first-career hit.
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A fan who caught the ball in the stands gave it to security to return to Winn.

The Mets were leading 2-0 at the time.

Winn’s hit was a chopper toward third-base that he beat out for an infield hit, with the ball being caught by a diving Alonso at first base, who then proceeded to throw the ball into the crowd.

Winn, an infielder, is currently the Cardinals’ top-ranked prospect and the No. 32-overall prospect in baseball, according to MLB pipeline.