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Pete Alonzo, I don't know how many career home runs he has.

It's a lot.

You know what I mean?

And it comes down to just executing pitches.

So the boos, you know, I get it.

Sure.

You know, people hear it.

People are human.

But

I like to think that Jeff is not like to think I know that Jeff is one of the best teammates, one of the best dudes we have in that clubhouse.

And I think what matters to him is how the people around him feel.

And that part's never going to change for me or from the guys in the clubhouse.

So it's a weird year for sure when you have that many strikeouts and you look up and you're giving up that many runs.

So you just try to find a soft landing spot for him.

We're going to continue to do that.

And we want him to continue to execute and just keep plugging along.

I think it's just hitting mistakes, you know what I mean?

He's not going to hit home runs like some other guys that are going to be majestic, if you will, but I think it's just putting the barrel on the ball.

He has a unique, unique skill to put the barrel on the ball, and when you click it right, he's got enough power to get it out.

But I think it's mistake pitches that he has the ability to put the ball in play kind of all over the zone, out of the zone even.