Baseball Bat
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2020.22.2
Dimensions: 34 in X 2 ½ in
Dimensions (Metric): 86.36 cm X 5.08 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 86.36 cm X 5.08 cm
Source: Pete Alonso
Credit Line: Gift of Pete Alonso
Description
Victus brand custom 9/11 commemorative baseball bat. The bat is silver and black with a black, silver, blue, and red American flag motif on the barrel of the bat with printed text in black: "ALL GAVE SOME | SOME GAVE ALL." Alonso's signature is in silver-colored ink.
Victus brand custom 9/11 commemorative baseball bat. The bat is silver and black with a black, silver, blue, and red American flag motif on the barrel of the bat with printed text in black: "ALL GAVE SOME | SOME GAVE ALL." Alonso's signature is in silver-colored ink.
Historical Notes
Commemorative 9/11 baseball bat used and autographed by the New York Met's first baseman, Pete Alonso, during the Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks game on September 11, 2019.
Commemorative 9/11 baseball bat used and autographed by the New York Met's first baseman, Pete Alonso, during the Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks game on September 11, 2019.
Curator's Comment
On the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the New York Mets delivered a victory for fans to remember, winning against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a game played in the team’s Citi Field home stadium. The Mets won handily, with a score that drew attention for its coincidental symbolism: 9 runs earned off 11 hits. Before the game, the team took time to commemorate New York’s first responders and families of the victims of the terrorist attacks.
24-year old rookie and first baseman Pete Alonso also invested considerable forethought on the date’s solemn meaning to the Met’s fan base and his fellow teammates. Raised in Florida, Alonso, who made his major league debut with the Mets in the 2019 season, was only 6 years old when the World Trade Center was destroyed. He nonetheless appreciated the gravity of 9/11 and the anniversary’s overlap with the team’s home-town schedule. Alonso planned to have his teammates join him in wearing custom cleats emblazoned with the words, “We Will Never Forget,” and including lettering for New York’s emergency responder units. He prepared several weeks in advance by seeking the correct cleat sizes for each Mets player and then placing the custom-order, which he self-funded, in time for wear at the September 11, 2019 game.
The gesture was appreciated widely, providing Alonso with an opportunity to explain this tribute to the press and his many fans. Alonso elected not to retain the special cleats as a personal memory. With the support of the Mets organization, he decided to donate them to the National September 11th Memorial Museum together with a bat he used during the game.
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On the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the New York Mets delivered a victory for fans to remember, winning against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a game played in the team’s Citi Field home stadium. The Mets won handily, with a score that drew attention for its coincidental symbolism: 9 runs earned off 11 hits. Before the game, the team took time to commemorate New York’s first responders and families of the victims of the terrorist attacks.
24-year old rookie and first baseman Pete Alonso also invested considerable forethought on the date’s solemn meaning to the Met’s fan base and his fellow teammates. Raised in Florida, Alonso, who made his major league debut with the Mets in the 2019 season, was only 6 years old when the World Trade Center was destroyed. He nonetheless appreciated the gravity of 9/11 and the anniversary’s overlap with the team’s home-town schedule. Alonso planned to have his teammates join him in wearing custom cleats emblazoned with the words, “We Will Never Forget,” and including lettering for New York’s emergency responder units. He prepared several weeks in advance by seeking the correct cleat sizes for each Mets player and then placing the custom-order, which he self-funded, in time for wear at the September 11, 2019 game.
The gesture was appreciated widely, providing Alonso with an opportunity to explain this tribute to the press and his many fans. Alonso elected not to retain the special cleats as a personal memory. With the support of the Mets organization, he decided to donate them to the National September 11th Memorial Museum together with a bat he used during the game.
HIDE
