{"id":1377501,"date":"2022-03-15T08:24:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1377501"},"modified":"2022-03-15T08:38:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:38:38","slug":"mets-pete-alonso-reveals-hes-lucky-to-be-alive-after-devastating-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mets-pete-alonso-reveals-hes-lucky-to-be-alive-after-devastating-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets\u2019 Pete Alonso Reveals He\u2019s \u201cLucky to Be Alive\u201d After Devastating Car Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmets-pete-alonso-reveals-hes-lucky-to-be-alive-after-devastating-car-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1377501&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>PORT ST. LUCIE \u2014 Pete Alonso counted his blessings upon arriving to camp on Monday after a \u201cbrutal\u201d accident the previous day.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets first baseman said his vehicle flipped over multiple times after a driver ran a red light and \u201ct-boned\u201d him on his way to spring training. Alonso escaped uninjured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Sunday] was a real close experience to death,\u201d Alonso said standing in front of his locker at Clover Park. \u201cMy car flipped over probably about three times \u2026 and I am really thankful to be alive, thankful that I\u2019m healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred in Tampa, about five minutes from his house, as he was departing for camp. Alonso recounted kicking out the windshield to escape, as his wife Haley, trailing in a car behind him called police.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21522092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The accident occurred on March 13, 2022 in Tampa.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Haley Alonso\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"According to police, the car flipped over several times.\" class=\"wp-image-21522093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>According to police, the car flipped over several times.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Haley Alonso\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI thought I watched my husband die in front of me and I will never forget that feeling,\u201d Haley Alonso posted on Instagram. \u201cThis could have easily unfolded much differently and that\u2019s what is so scary. Life can be taken from us in an instant.<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cPlease do not drive distracted and wear your seatbelt. This happened five minutes from our house, it can happen anytime, anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haley Alonso said her husband emerged with only a scratch on his arm and she considered it a \u201cmiracle\u201d that he wasn\u2019t seriously injured.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_3.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_3.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"According to Pete Alonso, a driver ran a red light and smashed into him.\" class=\"wp-image-21522095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_3.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_3.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_3.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>According to Pete Alonso, a driver ran a red light and smashed into him.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Haley Alonso\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pete-alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pete-alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Pete Alonso with the Mets in 2021\" class=\"wp-image-21520367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pete-alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pete-alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pete-alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pete-alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pete Alonso with the Mets in 2021<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pete Alonso was still visibly shaken and appeared to be holding back tears at one point as spoke about the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne minute I was coming here to spring training, coming here to work and the next thing I know I am kicking my windshield in, trying to get out of a flipped-over car,\u201d Alonso said. \u201cThankful enough nothing is wrong, and also, thank you Ford for having great engineering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alonso took batting practice and fielding drills Monday and said he felt \u201cnormal.\u201d He anticipates he will be ready for full workouts Tuesday with the rest of the team.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Pete Alonso and his wife Haley\" class=\"wp-image-21521000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/alonso.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pete Alonso and his wife Haley<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pete Alonso\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Pete Alonso said he was \" lucky to be alive \/><\/a><figcaption>Pete Alonso said he was \u201clucky to be alive\u201d and thanked his wife for her support.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Haley Alonso\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEvery day is blessed for me,\u201d Alonso said. \u201cI am just so happy. I am just so happy, every day is a gift and today is real special for me. I just had a blast out there today, doing work, seeing everybody. I don\u2019t think I have ever been happier, showing up for spring training, because it\u2019s truly amazing how I am here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manager Buck Showalter was informed Sunday night about the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an issue, but we are very fortunate,\u201d Showalter said. \u201cWe know in some people\u2019s minds, red lights and stop signs are an inconvenience. We\u2019re lucky. He\u2019s lucky. I just thought about a lot of things. His wife being right behind him, can you imagine?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_5.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_5.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Pete Alonso said he feels \" normal \/><\/a><figcaption>Pete Alonso said he feels \u201cnormal\u201d and \u201cfine,\u201d despite the recent crash. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Haley Alonso\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_6-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_6-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"There is no word yet as to whether police have arrested the man responsible or pressed any charges.\" class=\"wp-image-21522184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_6-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_6-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Car_Crash_6-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>There is no word yet as to whether police have arrested the man responsible or pressed any charges.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Haley Alonso\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI asked him today in the meeting how he felt about doing all those leg lifts in the offseason to push that windshield out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Showalter said he had Alonso speak about the incident to the team before Monday\u2019s workout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt gets your attention,\u201d Showalter said. \u201cRed lights, it seems like nowadays, are a suggestion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alonso, 27, posted a .262\/.344\/.519 slash line with 37 homers and 94 RBIs last season. He said he is looking forward to playing for Showalter on a revamped roster that includes offseason additions Max Scherzer, Chris Bassitt, Starling Marte, Eduardo Escobar and Mark Canha.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a great coaching staff and obviously the players we brought in, some fantastic new additions and it\u2019s going to be really awesome to compete with these guys,\u201d Alonso said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORT ST. LUCIE \u2014 Pete Alonso counted his blessings upon arriving to camp on Monday after a \u201cbrutal\u201d accident the previous day. The Mets first baseman said his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1377501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1377501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1377501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1377501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1377501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}