Shortly after Pete Alonso shrugged on his Orioles jersey, he made sure to thank his wife and to say hello to his infant son — the boy born in the waning days of the Mets’ season, though the Alonsos decided to keep it private at the time.

His name is Teddy.

A little later, reporters in Baltimore asked Alonso why he’s called “Polar Bear,” and in a tale he’s told before, he recalled earning it with the Mets in spring training in 2019.

“I love the nickname,” Alonso said. “I think it’s great.”

It’s likely no coincidence that the Polar Bear inspired a Teddy bear. It also speaks to how deep the ties go: Alonso’s life is threaded through Flushing, and though he’s now 31, a father and the owner of a life-changing five-year, $155 million contract, there’s still so much left of the goofy kid with

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