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Orioles’ Alonso hits 300th home run at Citi Field, where he starred for Mets

NEW YORK—Pete Alonso, who holds the New York Mets’ franchise record for home runs, hit his 300th home run in the ninth inning of the Orioles’ game with the Mets on Tuesday night.

Alonso, who had been hitless in his first three at-bats, was loudly cheered by the 28,097 fans at Citi Field, where he played his first seven seasons.

He hit a 2-0 pitch off Mets closer Kodai Senga, who was attempting to close out the game. The home run, his 36th of the season, tied the game at 3-3.

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Earlier in the game, Orioles starter Shane Baz absorbed a 105 mph comebacker off Bo Bichette’s bat and left the game in the fifth inning.

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Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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