Colon (3-1) also tossed 6ª innings of three-run ball to snap the Mets’ (18-11) two-game losing skid.
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Even with a runner on second and the count even, that had to be the furthest outcome from Shields’ mind as he grooved a 90 miles per hour fastball through the heart of the strike zone.
Hitting in a pitcher’s park, Colon sent the Interent abuzz by jumping on a 1-1 fastball from Shields and hitting it into the upper deck in left – a 365-foot blast, according to MLB Statcast.
Colon, 42, is now the oldest Major League Baseball player to hit his first career home run.
Bartolo Colon hit his first career home run. The opposing manager was Terry Collins, now in his sixth season as the Mets manager.
Mariners 3, Astros 2: Robinson Cano homered early off Dallas Keuchel, then connected for a tiebreaking shot in the 10th inning to lead Seattle.
An inning later, Addison Reed had runners on the corners after back-to-back two-out singles from Brett Wallace and Melvin Upton Jr. when he struck out Alexei Ramirez to hand the game over to Mets closer Jeurys Familia.
Kevin Plawecki went 2-for-3 with two doubles and Wright finished 2-for-2 with three walks.
Wright and Michael Conforto hit consecutive homers off Carlos Villanueva with one out in the ninth.
New York Mets’ Bartolo Colon (40) is greeted by third base coach Tim Teufel after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Saturday, May 7, 2016, in San Diego.
Shields gutted his way through four more scoreless innings before exiting with the four runs allowed on five hits.
Padres: 2B Jemile Weeks strained his right hamstring running out a sacrifice bunt in the seventh and collapsed in the base path well short of first.
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Padres: RHP Andrew Cashner (2-2, 4.85) is scheduled to start for the Padres.
