Renowned author Charles Dickens might not have known it when he wrote that iconic opening line of A Tale of Two Cities, but he was actually perfectly summing up what happened to New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso and his glove during Monday night's 3-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

The New York Mets were one good throw away from potentially sending their Sunday night game against the New York Yankees to the top of the ninth inning tied. Instead, first baseman Pete Alonso air-mailed an attempted play at home plate,

The Yankees broke through in the frame to grab the most thrilling and tense 8-2 victory you will see, beating the Mets in The Bronx in front of a season-high 48,028 — who might have created the