Pete Alonso made history on Thursday night as his ninth inning three-run home run overcame a 2-0 deficit to save the New York Mets’ season against the Milwaukee Brewers in the deciding game of their Wild Card series.
How dramatic was the moment? Alonso’s home run was the first ever go-ahead blast in the ninth inning of a deciding game in MLB postseason history.
And although the beloved Mets television booth wasn’t on hand to call the historic moment, equally as influential radio voice Howie Rose was there. And his call of the Alonso round-tripper will go down in franchise lore. (Pour one out for Bob Uecker and Brewers fans who will have to wait another year for their own legendary broadcaster to try to win a title.)
The Mets shared a video from their plane ride back to New York that paid tribute to Rose’s call of Alonso’s moment. The flight played the audio of the call with the entire team plane giving Rose a deserved round of applause. Rose then got up to go to the back of the plane to share a celebratory moment with the man who hit it – Pete Alonso.
That is an awesome moment that any Mets fan will enjoy, but also speaks to the unique bond that exists in baseball where a broadcaster and star player can share such a seminal play together. Calling 162 games during a season creates a relationship that other sports just can’t duplicate. So when history is made like it was on Thursday night, it makes it all the more special.
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