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Former Mets star Pete Alonso made a bizarre error Sunday as he tried to turn a double play for the Orioles.
The slugger was playing first base for Baltimore in the fourth inning when the Tigers’ Dillon Dingler hit a soft pop up to Alonso with a man on first.
Instead of simply making an easy catch, though, Alonso deliberately let the ball drop in an attempt to turn a 3-6-3 double play.
Pete Alonso has played a Gold Glove-caliber 1st base for the Orioles this season.
However, he committed an error here, as it looked like he thought he could set up a double play. Instead, it gave the Tigers runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs in the 4th. pic.twitter.com/fxNr7AVLju
However, the ball didn’t drop as flatly as Alonso expected it to and rolled past him toward the edge of the infield dirt.
Alonso managed to slide and track down the ball, but his rushed throw to second bounced beforehand and wasn’t caught — leaving the Orioles with zero outs on the play instead of a potential two.
With runners on first and second afterwards with no outs, the Tigers wound up taking a 2-0 lead in the inning.
However, the Orioles bounced back for a 5-3 win, as Alonso went 0-for-4 at the plate.
After leaving the Mets in December following a seven-year tenure with the team, Alonso is slashing a .224/.306/.439 line this year in Baltimore.
He’s also added 10 home runs and 32 RBIs.
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