Pete Alonso launched a three-run homer that tied the score with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Mets scored twice in the 11th to beat the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Wednesday.

Yet, Alonso and the Mets wound up agreeing to a two-year, $54 million contract, and he strode into the batter’s box wearing his Mets’ whites as the stadium chanted his name. Four pitches later, Alonso ...