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Pete Alonso appears to hit go-ahead Orioles homer against Yankees — but it’s ruled foul in controversy

Nypost · · 199 words · By Dan Martin
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BALTIMORE — The Yankees certainly seem to have caught a break against the Orioles.

Claims checked 5
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What happened

BALTIMORE — The Yankees certainly seem to have caught a break against the Orioles.

Why it matters

Pete Alonso, along with all of his teammates in the Orioles dugout, was sure he’d hit a dramatic, go-ahead homer in the bottom of the seventh of a tie game Wednesday night against the Yankees at Camden Yards.

Common ground

In near Carlton Fisk-fashion after crushing a pitch from lefty Brent Headrick, Alonso watched the ball as he walked down the first base line.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/sports/apparent-pete-alonso-homer-vs-yankees-ruled…

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He eventually went down swinging to keep the game tied.”
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The provided evidence discusses Alonso's general strikeout rates and a different game at Citi Field, but does not provide the play-by-play details of the seventh inning in the game against the Yankees to confirm he went down swinging.
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web search NEUTRAL — Peter Morgan Alonso, nicknamed "Polar Bear", is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the New York Met…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Alonso
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web search NEUTRAL — Put up the lowest strikeout rate (19.9 percent), by far, of his career...Struck out in 27 of his 87 PA in April (31 percent), then dramatically cut down on Ks for the rest of the season, whiffing just…
https://www.mlb.com/player/pete-alonso-624413
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web search NEUTRAL — Pete Alonso made his return to Citi Field last night and teased with a long fly ball to left field that hooked foul. He drew a walk that had Mets fans booing their own pitcher, starter Jonah Tong, and…
https://www.masnsports.com/blog/entry/alonsos-milestone-home…
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Claim 2: “home plate umpire Ryan Wills called the ball foul”
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While web search results confirm that the hit was ruled foul, none of the provided evidence mentions the specific name of the umpire, Ryan Wills. The evidence for this claim contains irrelevant information about soccer and tennis.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. Often ranked amongst the greatest tennis players of all time, McEnroe was ranked as the world No. 1 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McEnroe
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful tennis players of all time, he was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the As…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Sampras
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams
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Claim 3: “the Yankees scratched out two runs in the eighth en route to a 5-3 win.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence for this claim includes general team news and a different game result (Yankees vs Blue Jays), but no specific report of a 5-3 win over the Orioles involving two runs in the eighth inning.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, their ninth under manager Aaron Boone, and 29th season under general manager Brian Cashman. They…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", the Yankees play in the East Division of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees
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Claim 4: “Pete Alonso... hit a dramatic, go-ahead homer in the bottom of the seventh of a tie game Wednesday night against the Yankees at Camden Yards.”
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The claim states Alonso hit a 'go-ahead homer'. However, multiple sources (Yahoo Sports, TikTok) explicitly state that the ball was 'ruled foul' and 'it was not' a home run, despite looking like one. The call on the field stood after review.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Baltimore Orioles season is the 126th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 73rd in Baltimore, and the 35th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles look to improve on their 7…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Baltimore_Orioles_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is an eight-time MLB All-Star and three-time Amer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Judge
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. As o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles
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Claim 5: “Alonso, who’d homered in the third inning off Will Warren”
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The evidence mentions Pete Alonso hitting home runs in other contexts (against the Angels) and mentions Will Warren pitching for the Yankees against the Orioles, but it does not explicitly confirm that Alonso homered off Warren in the third inning of this specific game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Braulio Alonso High School is a public high school located in Tampa, Florida, United States. It serves grades 9–12 for the Hillsborough County Public Schools. Alonso High is named after Braulio Alonso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braulio_Alonso_High_School
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the New York Mets professional baseball team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets_award_winners_an…
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