Pete Alonso broke a lot of New York Mets fan's hearts when he signed with the Baltimore Orioles during the offseason. One fan who was upset was the eight-year old son of comedian John Oliver, who really got into baseball during the 2025 season and was excited for the team's 8-3 start.

Of course, the rest of the regular season didn't go as expected as the Mets finished 83-79 and failed to make the postseason.

During an appearance on NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" this week, Oliver, the host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," told a story how of he had to explain to his son that he couldn't change his favorite baseball team even when things go bad.

Things got worse when Alonso, Oliver's son's favorite player, left the Mets after seven seasons to sign a five-year, $155 million deal with the Orioles — a move that Oliver said he anticipated was going to happen.

"Watching [my son] fall in love with this guy — he has a signed ball [from Alonso] — and having to go into his room and say, ‘Pete Alonso’s going to Baltimore,’ and he said, ‘Are you sure I can’t be an Orioles fan?’" Oliver said. "‘We’ve had this discussion.’"

In an attempt to make up for breaking the heart of a young Mets fan, Alonso took to social media on Wednesday to try and smooth things over — and get Oliver's son to ignore his dad and convert his fandom to the Orioles.

"I saw what your son had to say about being upset of me signing with the Orioles, but, hey, he could always become an O's fan," Alonso said. "[I] would love to extend an invitation to you and your family to come down to Camden [Yards] for a game this year and you guys can get out on the field for batting practice. Hopefully you guys come down and have some fun. Hope to see you soon. Go O's."

Alonso will be back at CitiField this season when the Orioles visit for a three-game series in September. The first game back will be sure to be an emotional evening with Mets fans paying tribute to the slugger and Oliver's son revealing whether Alonso's influence will have him wearing Orioles gear instead of Mets paraphernalia.

Sidney Crosby will miss at least a month after being placed on injured reserve by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. The team's captain suffered a lower-body injury during Canada's Olympic men's quarterfinal win over Czechia last week.

The Penguins did not reveal any specifics on Crosby's injury.

As the NHL resumes play on Wednesday following the Olympic break, the Penguins do not have a game until Thursday when they host the New Jersey Devils.

Crosby, who did not play in Canada's semifinal win over Finland or the gold medal game loss to the United States, took multiple hits in the second period of the Czechia game. He eventually left the game after being seen shaking his right leg.

After undergoing an MRI, Crosby was not ruled out for the remainder of the tournament and was a game-time decision for Canada's final two games.

This story will be updated.