"A small act of defiance by Mets super-slugger Pete Alonso, destined to be named National League Rookie of the Year, brings him from Queens to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan Tuesday.
The Mets first baseman is donating a pair of cleats he wore at Citi Field on the 18th anniversary of the terror attacks of 9/11, decorated to honor the fallen and the heroic first responders who gave so much, including their own lives, on that awful day.
He presented a pair of these custom-made shoes, each featuring a rendering of the New York City skyline, representing Pete’s adopted hometown, to every one of his teammates. And they wore them proudly, thumbing their noses at the brain trust running Major League Baseball.
It almost never happened."
"At a time when some athletes diss the American flag, here was a chance to say “thank you’’ to those who gave their lives and to all the bona fide heroes."
