The New York Mets are headed to the National League Division Series for the first time in nearly a decade thanks to a dramatic go-ahead home run from Pete Alonso against the Milwaukee Brewers.

All of us will remember where we were when Pete Alonso hit one of the most impactful home runs in New York Mets history. Who saw it coming? Our whole lives watc

The origin of the purported rally gourd goes like this, according to Alonso: A week ago Thursday, when the Mets had an impromptu day off in Milwaukee after escaping rainy Atlanta, he and his wife, Haley, went to a farm in Wisconsin. He bought a pumpkin.