Watch Pete Alonso hit home run to the one Orioles fan at Camden Yards dressed as a polar bear
Alonso's 399-foot go-ahead blast was enough to lead the Orioles to the win, and give one of his fans a souvenir.
Watch Pete Alonso hit home run to the one Orioles fan at Camden Yards dressed as a polar bear originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . After becoming one of the premier sluggers in the league during his seven-year tenure with the New York Mets , Pete Alonso has gotten off to a rather underwhelming start as a Baltimore Orioles .
Entering Monday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks , Alonso had just one home run and a sub-200 batting average. In other years, the Polar Bear's batting average took some time to heat up, but Baltimore fans needed him to jump out to a quick start to warrant the $155 million price tag they signed him for. However, during his game-winning home run to keep the Orioles above a .
500 win percentage, a moment stuck out to social media, and it might be the push Alonso needs to get some wind behind his sails. An Orioles superfan wearing a polar bear mask, repping Alonso's nickname, caught the go-ahead shot on the fly, and the clip went viral on social media. Here's a video of the fun moment, and a look at Alonso's stats through his seven-year career with the Mets.
MLB HQ: Scores | MLB Schedule | Standings Pete Alonso hits home run to Orioles fan dressed as polar bear With Baltimore down 7-1 to the Diamondbacks heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, many Orioles fans had already lost hope. The team looked bound to fall to 8-8 on the season. However, after a big bottom of the sixth, the Orioles found themselves down just one run heading into the next inning.