The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in Thursday’s do-or-die Game 3 on Pete Alonso’s go-ahead, three-run moonshot in the ninth inning. It was perhaps the signature moment of this season so far – for Alonso, for the Mets and for the entire baseball world.

This is what October is all about. Clutch plays under maximum pressure. There is nothing comparable.

Nothing elevates a great sporting moment like a great call from the on-duty commentators. The Mets have one of baseball’s best radio voices in Howie Rose, who lived up to the moment with an incredible reaction to what is undoubtedly the most consistent and memorable home run of Alonso’s illustrious career.

“HE DID IT! HE DID IT!”

Truly the voice of an entire fandom. That call beautifully captures the energy in the building (even in an opposing margin) and puts into context something that is often difficult to put into words: that we are watching history unfold right before our eyes.

Alonso put an otherwise rotten night behind him for the biggest hit of the Mets season and his career. Before that home run crept over the right field fence, Alonso went 0-for-3 with a strikeout and a near-catastrophic fielding error in the seventh inning.

In the blink of an eye, Alonso went from being the butt of jokes and a source of immense frustration in Mets fandom to a mythical hero, someone who New York fans are simply unwilling to let in of their own free will.

There’s still a lot of baseball to be played — the Mets’ upcoming five-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies promises plenty of excitement — but New York has all the momentum in the world and a bona fide MVP candidate hitting his stride in Fancisco Lindor. If this home run means Alonso’s bat alive for the remainder of October, the Phils and the postseason field at large are on notice.

Alonso made it to the All-Star game this season despite unusual pauses at the plate. It wasn’t the smoothest campaign, but his talent continues to shine through when the Mets need it. The Polar Bear has been one of the defining players for this era of Mets baseball. The fact that he’s a free agent at the end of the season only adds to the poetry of this series. We could be watching Alonso’s final days in a Mets uniform. It’s only fitting that he would go out in a blaze of glory.

What the rest of the postseason holds is unclear, but it’s hard not to believe in the Mets’ ability to go all out now.