Orioles’ Pete Alonso invites comedian John Oliver’s son to a game after breaking young Mets fan’s heart

Pete Alonso broke a lot of New York Mets fan’s hearts when he signed with the Baltimore Orioles during the offseason. One fan who was upset was the eight-year old son of comedian John Oliver, who really got into baseball during the 2025 season and was excited for the team’s 8-3 start.

Of course, the rest of the regular season didn’t go as expected as the Mets finished 83-79 and failed to make the postseason.

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During an appearance on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” this week, Oliver, the host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” told a story how of he had to explain to his son that he couldn’t change his favorite baseball team even when things go bad.

Things got worse when Alonso, Oliver’s son’s favorite player, left the Mets after seven seasons to sign a five-year, $155 million deal with the Orioles — a move that Oliver said he anticipated was going to happen.

“Watching [my son] fall in love with this guy — he has a signed ball [from Alonso] — and having to go into his room and say, ‘Pete Alonso’s going to Baltimore,’ and he said, ‘Are you sure I can’t be an Orioles fan?’” Oliver said. “‘We’ve had this discussion.’”

In an attempt to make up for breaking the heart of a young Mets fan, Alonso took to social media on Wednesday to try and smooth things over — and get Oliver’s son to ignore his dad and convert his fandom to the Orioles.