A plethora of New York Mets followers have been prepared for group proprietor Steve Cohen to let All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso depart the membership by way of free company when Alonso walked to house plate because the potential go-ahead run within the high of the ninth inning of Thursday’s wild-card playoff elimination recreation on the Milwaukee Brewers.
Infielder Jose Iglesias not solely by no means doubted Alonso, however he known as what turned a dramatic three-run house run that propelled the Mets to a 4-2 win and to a Nationwide League Division Collection showdown with the rival Philadelphia Phillies.
“Subsequent inning, you’re going to hit a house run,” Iglesias advised Alonso as the 2 stood within the infield earlier than the underside of the eighth, by way of Will Sammon of The Athletic.
