New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso caught heat on social media on Monday night as he celebrated making a routine out against the Boston Red Sox.

Renowned author Charles Dickens might not have known it when he wrote that iconic opening line of A Tale of Two Cities, but he was actually perfectly summing up what happened to New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso and his glove during Monday night's 3-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

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