Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn made his major league debut Friday night, earning his first big league hit in the fifth inning on an infield single.
It’s a moment Winn will never forget due to what happened after he reached first base. Masyn Winn, #0 of the St. Louis Cardinals, is seen wearing a patch signifying his MLB debut against the New York Mets at Busch Stadium on August 18, 2023, in St Louis, Missouri. (Joe Puetz/Getty Images) New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, after being told that umpires were going to switch out the baseball, chucked the ball into the stands. MLB RESCHEDULES THREE GAMES IN CALIFORNIA IN ANTICIPATION OF HURRICANE HILLARY IMPACT "I feel horrible.
I feel awful. I know it sounds stupid, but it’s just a bad brain fart," Alonso told reporters after a 7-1 New York win. "I know throwing the ball in the stands, that robs him of a really special moment.
I feel really bad, thinking back on my first hit, and just getting the ball thrown back. "I feel awful. I feel like a piece of crap." Fortunately for Alonso, the team was in possession of the baseball, the Cardinals director of security confirmed, according to MLB.com.