Baltimore Orioles slugger Pete Alonso after joining the team earlier this year. Alonso thought he had swatted a go-ahead home run into the left-field seats in a recent game at Camden Yards in Baltimore. It looked that way on video, but umpires ruled that the drive did not stay inside the foul pole, leaving Alonso standing in the base path pleading, “That’s a fair ball.” (Reddit via r/orioles MLBOfficial) By SAM BLUM and STEPHEN J. NESBITT / THE ATHLETIC The baseball was beautifully struck,…
