Pete Alonso

How much does that factor into your thinking about their commitment and their ability to win in the way you want to, given you are the first person to sign like this?

Do you want to go first, or do you want me to?

Sure.

Actually, if you total our ages, it might be the value of Pete's contract.

But the...

I want to say this, that, you know, having calls from Jackson and Gunner and Westy after this is done, the light that it shines on how the players in that locker room feel about the commitment to how they can compete in really one of the toughest divisions in baseball.

And that comes organically.

And I get to tell Pete about the want, how they want this man to play for them, how important it is, what they do, how they do it.

And certainly Mike knew that before he made these calls.

But the idea of it is that what it does for a lot of people that I care about, I'm just so excited.

Can you repeat the question?

I'm so sorry.

Sorry, did you have any kind of mental hurdle to overcome given you are the first player of this caliber that the Orioles have signed in a very long time?

No, because it's just the sheer commitment and the talent.

Like I said a little bit previously, every single thing that, for me, I've

played on a couple winning teams and like yes you need talent you need especially you need some young guys you need a mix of veterans and you need commitment from the top bottom and for me there was no there was no like hesitation at all it's like yep that's the team um yep these are the people yep baltimore's it it's like there's i remember i remember texting my wife i'm like

This is this is going to be the place for us.

This is the place for the Alonzo's and this this team, this organization like this is going to be it.

And and she's like, OK, let's let's do it.

Let's do it.