Pete Alonso hit by Braves' Bryce Elder after previous taunting
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It has been a rough year of plunking for Pete Alonso when he faces the Braves.
Alonso was hit in the back by Atlanta right-hander Bryce Elder in the top of the fourth inning of the Mets’ 3-2 loss to the Nationals, drawing cheers from the Braves crowd at Truist Park.
There was no incidents after the plunking, and Alonso remained in the game and went to first after getting hit by what appeared to be a fastball.
But this wasn’t the first time Alonso was hit by a pitch against the Braves.
The 28-year-old Alonso was hit on the left wrist during a Mets’ loss to the Braves on June 7 this season.
He suffered a wrist contusion after getting drilled with a 97-mph fastball by Charlie Morton and was spent 10 days on the injured list during a key part of the season when the Mets were trying to stay in the playoff hunt.
The Braves right-hander later sought out Alonso to apologize and check on him.
That left wrist injury came a day after Alonso hit a homer off Elder and talked trash to the righty for hanging a curveball on the big blast.
“Throw it again, throw it again, please. Throw it again,” Alonso was caught yelling on a hot mic toward Elder from the Mets dugout after the 448-foot blast during the June 6 game, which the Mets also ended up losing.
After the game, Elder said he did not hear what Alonso said and even added that he would’ve done something similar had he hit the ball as far as the slugger did.
Alonso downplayed the idea the latest plunking was related to what occurred in June.
“It was just baseball, a fastball got away from him,” Alonso said.
And Alonso seemed to take the fans’ reaction in stride.
“Boos are just the same as cheers on the road,” Alonso said. “It means you are doing something right. It’s fine. It’s just fans doing their job. Atlanta, it’s a great environment to play here. It’s super fun and they always do a great job of packing it out. … it’s just friendly competition.”
With the win, Atlanta improved to 81-44 record and has a huge 23-game lead over the Mets, who are 59-68 and playing out the string.
— Mike Puma contributed to this report
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