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Did Steve Cohen join in the cheers for Pete Alonso’s 300th home run?

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Reilly, B. (2026, September 17). Did Steve Cohen join in the cheers for Pete Alonso’s 300th home run? New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/sports/did-steve-cohen-join-in-the-cheers-for-pete-alonsos-300th-home-run/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-17 · by Bridget Reilly

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Steve Cohen, owner of the New York Mets, was caught on video clapping during Pete Alonso's 300th career home run hit at Citi Field on Tuesday night, potentially facing criticism from fans who blame him for letting Alonso leave to join the Baltimore Orioles. The article discusses the fan reaction and comments by current players like Juan Soto and Bo Bichette regarding the cheers for Alonso, while also touching on the Mets' disappointing season following the departure of key players including Alonso.
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On Tuesday, Pete Alonso hit his 300th career home run at Citi Field. Some fans noticed that Steve Cohen, the Mets owner, appeared to clap and cheer for the moment in a video posted on X (formerly known as Twitter). This came after Cohen commented on another tweet about general manager David Stearns not being around the team recently. The New York Post attempted to reach out to Cohen but did not receive a response. Alonso's home run helped extend the game into extra innings, which ultimately went against the Mets when Coby Mayo hit an inside-the-park home run in the 11th inning, securing a 7-5 win for the Orioles. This incident has raised questions about Cohen’s involvement and support for a player he once tried to trade away.

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“The articles describe related events but not the same specific incident: Article A covers Alonso hitting his latest home run on Wednesday night and receiving an ovation, while Article B discusses a video of Steve Cohen clapping for Alonso's 300th home run from the previous day.”
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D.C. Mets Orioles Phillies The Post

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Mets ORG · 7× Alonso PERSON · 4× Cohen PERSON · 4× Orioles ORG · 4× Bichette PERSON · 2× David Stearns PERSON · 1× Pete Alonso’s PERSON · 1× Stearns PERSON · 1× Steve Cohen PERSON · 1× The Post ORG · 1×

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An attempt by The Post to reach Cohen didn’t result in a response. The video was posted Wednesday in response to a tweet from Cohen, who was commenting on a clip of a report stating David Stearns has not been around the team the last couple of days while on the podcast “Foul Territory.” That prompted Cohen to comment on video posted on X, writing “That’s strange.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 Steve Cohen may have found himself in some more hot water.
2026-09-18 · New York Post
Did Steve Cohen join in the cheers for Pete Alonso’s 300th home run? · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 1 hedged)

Steve Cohen may have found himself in some more hot water. uncertain
Cohen → find → water
Beyond the Mets fans roaring for Pete Alonso’s 300th career home run at Citi Field on Tuesday to point out what they believe to be a franchise mistake in letting him go to the Orioles, someone has seemingly exposed the team owner as being in on the fun Tuesday night. asserted
someone → roar → fun
In a video posted to X, Cohen appears to stand up and clap for Alonso’s homer. asserted
Cohen → post → homer
He moves his hands up, seemingly imploring people to stand, and then he began to clap. asserted
he → move → people
An attempt by The Post to reach Cohen didn’t result in a response. The video was posted Wednesday in response to a tweet from Cohen, who was commenting on a clip of a report stating David Stearns has not been around the team the last couple of days while on the podcast “Foul Territory.” That prompted Cohen to comment on video posted on X, writing “That’s strange. asserted
That → reach → X
I was in the dugout pre game on Monday with a guy that looked like Stearns. asserted
that → look → Stearns
Alonso’s 300th homer helped push the game to extra innings. asserted
homer → push → innings
An inside-the-park home run from Coby Mayo in the 11th inning went on to seal the Orioles’ 7-5 win. asserted
run → go → win
Mets players weren’t naive when the crowd exploded inside their home stadium for a player not dressed in blue and orange. asserted
crowd → explode → blue
They knew why the fans reacted in such a way for the five-time All-Star. asserted
fans → know → Star
“I don’t think they turned on us,” Soto said Wednesday before the Orioles swept the Mets. asserted
Orioles → think → Mets
“I think they just cheered for him. asserted
they → think → him
He did everything for this city, for this organization, and I feel like they appreciated it and they were cheering for him.” asserted
they → do → him
“When I went back to D.C. and I saw the fans and how they reacted when I was there and I still go in there and I see how they are still reacting for me every time I go down there, it’s pretty cool,” he added. asserted
he → go → me
Bo Bichette admitted he had not “seen anything like that before”, but added it was likely a referendum on the Mets season. “In a way, we probably did that to ourselves,” Bichette said. asserted
Bichette → admit → ourselves
Alonso signed a five-year contract worth $155 million from the Orioles during the winter. asserted
Alonso → sign → winter
The Mets, who were unwilling to sign the first baseman to a long-term contract, never extended an offer to their player of seven years. asserted
who → sign → years
Since letting go of Alonso along with Brandon Nimmo and Edwin Diaz among others, the Mets’ season has been anything but what was intended in their big signings of Luke Weaver, Freddy Peralta, Luis Robert Jr. and Bichette. asserted
what → let → Weaver
The Mets (69-83) host the Phillies for a four-game series over the weekend in what will be their third-to-last series of the season. asserted
what → host → season
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