Pete Alonso

engage with him and pursue him this winter.

As we were looking for a guy to galvanize the young talent that we have in our batting lineup and also in our clubhouse, he was right at the top of the list.

So I'm extremely pleased that we're welcoming him to the organization today.

I think it's going to be a tremendous era.

and he's gonna have some very magical moments here at the ballpark and I think when you look at Pete in the middle of the lineup that we have, we have arguably the best batting lineup in Major League Baseball right now and our plan the rest of this offseason is to continue to

augment the team so that these guys can make another run at the American League East and we can get back to where we belong so just a tremendous day in addition for us really excited to watch him play and see him in Sarasota and ingratiate him to the organization over the next couple weeks as we as we all get plugged in together but I know

He's going to be really excited to join this community here.

He's somebody that's demonstrated a lot of passion towards getting out in the community, wherever he's been and wherever he's played.

And he and his wife are very much looking forward to calling Baltimore home going forward.

So without further ado, I'd like to present Pete with his first Orioles jersey and cap, and then we can open up to questions.

All right.

Great job.

Hell yeah.

At this time, we will open it up to questions.

If you have a question, we have mics on both sides of the room.

We would please ask that you please state your full name and affiliation so that Pete can get to know our local media.

Please make sure it's clear which member of the, up here on the dais, who your question is for.

Pete, I know the Orioles said they had quite a presentation for you in Orlando.

What were some of the key points that they hit on that convinced you this is where you want to be?

I mean, to be honest, it was, I mean, I was pressed with both just like the sheer detail and like just pretty much laying everything out there, whether it be from not just like the talent they had, but they did a ton of