Pete Alonso responded to Braves fans cheering him leaving a game after being hit by a fastball from Charlie Morton on Wednesday.
Pete Alonso has almost singlehandedly made sure the latest division rivalry series between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets has lived up to the hype. In the opening game, Alonso hit a home run and chirped the Braves for it.
While it looked as though his karma debt was paid later in the game, he had to grovel a bit more on Wednesday night when he was hit by a pitch in the first inning.
While there's no animosity between Charlie Morton, who threw the fastball that caught Alonso on the wrist, and Alonso, fans have another perspective. Some cheered when Alonso went down with the injury, who eventually had to leave the game altogether.
Pete Alonso's response to Braves fans cheering his injury
Cheering for an injury? Not cool, guys! Of course, some fans can ruin it for all of us, and there are a few bad apples in every bunch. Enough were loud enough to be heard on Wednesday, and Alonso noticed it as well.
While he might be right to be upset over the cheering, Alonso took the high road instead.
"Obviously that's a consequence of what I said in the dugout and the hot mic. It's just unfortunate because I think it got blown out of proportion, it's just friendly competitive banter. But I guarantee you if you were to mic both dugouts you're gonna hear certain things that people could take offense to. But for me, didn't mean anything by it. I mean honestly, Francisco got a hanging slider, I got a hanging slider, I asked him nicely to throw another one to Danny. It's just friendly competitve banter."
"You know what, it is what it is. That's part of playing in the major leagues," Alsonso closed with.
Hey, if you're gonna talk some trash, you have to have this kind of an approach when it goes south. Take it on the chin or don't put yourself in a position to pay the karma tax when your words fail you.
While this might not exactly win Braves fans over, you have to at least respect the mindset and response Alonso has here. He'd be well within his rights to chastise fans for cheering what could have easily been a broken wrist, but instead, he's approaching it with understanding and recognition that at least partially, he brought this on himself.
That's what you want from MLB stars. Guys who make the game fun and aren't afraid of the consequences that might come from being bold, pure competitors.
