Steve Cohen's Reaction to Pete Alonso's 300th Homer Turns Heads

New York Mets fans weren't the only ones on their feet after Pete Alonso hit his 300th career home run at Citi Field.

Mets owner Steve Cohen was also standing and applauding after the former Mets star reached the milestone Tuesday night as a member of the Baltimore Orioles.

A video highlighted Thursday by the New York Post shows Cohen standing and clapping as Citi Field celebrated Alonso's game-tying solo home run in the ninth inning.

At one point, Cohen also appears to gesture for others around him to stand.

It added another unusual scene to Alonso's emotional return to the ballpark he called home for seven seasons.

Alonso's 300th career home run tied the game at 3-3 in the ninth inning before Baltimore eventually defeated New York 7-5 in 11 innings. But Mets fans responded by giving their former first baseman a standing ovation and curtain call despite the damage he had just done to their team.

Cohen apparently wasn't going to remain seated for the occasion, either.

The reaction is particularly notable given how Alonso's tenure with the Mets ended.

New York did not bring back its franchise home run leader during the offseason, and Alonso ultimately signed a five-year, $155 million contract with Baltimore.

Alonso spent his first seven major league seasons with the Mets after the organization selected him in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft.

He became the National League Rookie of the Year in 2019 after hitting a major league rookie-record 53 home runs and eventually surpassed Darryl Strawberry as the Mets' career home run leader.

Alonso hit 264 home runs during his seven seasons with New York. His milestone blast Tuesday was his 124th career homer at Citi Field, but his first there while wearing a uniform other than the Mets'.

Now, Alonso is adding to that total in another uniform.

And when No. 300 arrived against the Mets, even their owner stood up to acknowledge the moment.