Pete Alonso will have to wait a bit longer to make his highly-anticipated return to Citi Field, but the slugger is back in the Big Apple for the first time this weekend as the Orioles visit the Yankees for a four-game set.
Prior to Friday’s series opener, the big man described it to reporters as a bit of a trip down memory lane.
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“There’s a lot of things to think about being here for so long,” he said. “My first taste of professional baseball was playing for the Cyclones and then working my way up from there — a lot of memories here for my family and I.
“Last time we were here, I remember going to Mount Sinai with my wife and coming out a family of three, so it’s special because you look down memory lane — there’s a lot of great baseball memories and personal ones too.”
Alonso appreciated his time and the memories while with the Mets, but he’s excited to represent Baltimore.
“I’m extremely stoked to be where I’m at,” he said.
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The slugger has gotten off to a slow start at the plate this season, but the Orioles have been playing much better baseball of late as a team, taking home two of three series to close April.
As far as his old squad, though, things continue to trend south.
The Mets, of course, closed April with a 3-6 homestand, putting them in sole possession of MLB’s worst record.
While things are going poorly now, Alonso still thinks they can turn it around.
“Every team goes through ups and downs,” he told SNY’s Michelle Margaux. “Every person on the planet wrote off the 2024 Mets until we made it happen — there’s tough times everywhere, but there’s more of a microscope in New York.
“It sucks in the now, but they have talent and they’ll be just fine.”
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