Pete Alonso’s go‑ahead

Pete Alonso put the Mets ahead with a three-run home run in the ninth inning of Game 3, turning a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead over Milwaukee on October 3, 2024. (mlb.com) The swing came on a 3-1 changeup from Brewers closer Devin Williams with one out, after Francisco Lindor walked and Brandon Nimmo singled. Major League Baseball’s clip listed the ball at 105.0 miles per hour off the bat, a 22-degree launch angle, and 367 feet to right-center. (mlb.com) New York went on to win 4-2 at American Family Field and took the National League Wild Card Series, two games to one. ESPN reported that Jesse Winker later scored an insurance run after Alonso’s blast put the Mets in front. (espn.com) The homer landed in a winner-take-all postseason game with the Mets trailing in the ninth inning. ESPN said Alonso became the first Major League player to hit a go-ahead homer in that exact situation. (espn.com) The moment also reversed Alonso’s series at the plate. He entered that at-bat 1-for-11 against Milwaukee in the Wild Card Series before delivering the biggest hit of New York’s season. (espn.com) Milwaukee had only just taken control in the seventh inning, when Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick hit back-to-back home runs on consecutive pitches. The Brewers’ 2-0 lead held into the ninth before Alonso’s swing erased it. (espn.com) The official highlight package helped fix the sequence into baseball’s short-form video cycle: Lindor’s walk, Nimmo’s single, Alonso’s turn, and one swing. Major League Baseball posted the clip as a 48-second in-game highlight from Mets at Brewers on October 3, 2024. (mlb.com) Alonso told reporters he was “looking for something out over the plate” and wanted to drive the ball through the middle of the field. The result sent the Mets on to the National League Division Series and gave Alonso one of the defining swings of his Mets career. (espn.com)