New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso denied that his pivotal, go-ahead home run in last year's Wild Card Series victory against the Milwaukee Brewers stemmed from new Yankees closer Devin Williams tipping his pitches -- a dynamic that had previously been speculated about online based on footage that captured Alonso congressing with Mets hitting coach Jeremy Barnes ahead of the matchup.

Pete Alonso pointed a finger at the laptop in front of him. “I win the at-bat right here,” he says. The video on screen is of Alonso in Milwaukee, staring down former Brewers closer Devin Williams in