Pete Alonso and the Mets got a scare on Saturday, when the first baseman was drilled in the helmet by a pitch from Philadelphia’s Taijuan Walker in the bottom of the second of the first game of a doubleheader at Citi Field.
The 84-mph cutter broke the flap off of Alonso’s helmet and he stayed in the game after a visit from the training staff and Buck Showalter.
It was the 21st time Alonso had been hit by a pitch this season, the second-most in the majors behind only Seattle’s Ty France, who’s been drilled 34 times.
Walker played for the Mets and Alonso the previous two years before signing with the Phillies last offseason.
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