Pete Alonso

There's so many different ways to win a game, and defense is one of those, whether it be making a pick, making a play in the hole, giving a good feed.

I just want to play my part.

I want to play my part the best I possibly can for the whole picture, because it takes not just nine guys.

It takes so many different people to win a ball game, and I just want to be the best I can every single day.

I mean, it's obviously big time baseball here, and you play obviously some very, very quality opponents.

But I mean, it's the big leagues.

Everyone's a quality opponent.

This is obviously a very, very great division, but you can't take anybody lightly.

It doesn't matter who you're playing.

It could be non-divisional.

It doesn't matter.

Anyone that's in the major leagues, you have to take seriously.

It doesn't matter if you're playing the Yankees or Tampa.

It doesn't matter if you're playing, I mean, it doesn't matter if you're playing Pittsburgh or whoever.

It doesn't matter.

Every game matters.

Every game counts.

Because, I mean, every single, I mean, again, a season can come down to one game.

And one game, that can be decided by one pitch or one play.

So over the course of 162, every single game matters.