Q: Replaced battery, hooked up battery ass backwards. Hooked up correctly and now alternator smokes and gets hot ?

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Installed new battery, hooked it up ass backwards. Have hooked it up correctly and now alternator smokes and gets hot?

My car has 100000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

L4-2.2L
Chevrolet
S10
1995
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