Pete Alonso hit another home run against his former team Wednesday night — and received another ovation from New York Mets fans still smarting over his departure for the Baltimore Orioles last December.

Pete Alonso hit plenty of memorable home runs for the New York Mets.

Jeff Kent has been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame by the contemporary era committee, while steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again.

Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun, and Matt Kemp are among 12 newcomers on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy are on the Hall of Fame's contemporary baseball era committee ballot.

Major League Baseball celebrated its 21st annual Roberto Clemente Day on Thursday, with festivities centered in New York where the Mets hosted the Hall of Fame outfielder’s former team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.

(AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)SAN JUAN – People across Puerto Rico awaited final results Wednesday of elections that saw long lines of voters and produced a tight gubernatorial race in the U.S. Caribbean territory. Meanwhile, Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico’s current representative in U.S. Congress and Pierluisi's running partner, easily won a second term. The race to become mayor of Puerto Rico's capital also was extremely tight, with only hundreds of votes separating two candidates, including one from a new party. Pierluisi briefly served as governor following last year’s protests and previously represented Puerto Rico in Congress for eight years. “Puerto Ricans have a short memory,” he said, adding that he remains hopeful a non-traditional party will eventually lead Puerto Rico.

SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE: The medical examiner identified the man killed by an SAPD officer as 46-year-old Carlos Delgado. (Original Story)A San Antonio police officer shot and killed a man who was wielding a pickax, police officials said. SAPD: Man shot while sleeping in car dies, gunmen at largeWhen the officers arrived, they confronted the man, who Greene said was wielding the pickax. A confrontation between the man and the officers resulted in the man being shot in the upper torso, Greene said. The officer who fatally shot the man, a two-year veteran, will be placed on administrative duty pending an investigation, which is normal police procedure for officer-involved shootings.