Pete Alonso impresses Orioles with unusual move in spring training
NY Post
Trevor Rogers thought he had been tipping his pitches Tuesday in an exhibition game when newcomer Pete Alonso summoned the infield for a meeting at the mound.
The Orioles southpaw quickly learned that Alonso had something else he wanted to discuss during a sloppy 8-5 loss to The Netherlands.
“He was sort of like, ‘We aren’t playing with the energy that we need to play,'” Rogers told reporters Tuesday afternoon. “Coming from a veteran like that on March 3 really hampering down like we need to play with energy. Especially days like this, it’s really tough to get the body going, get yourself ready, the adrenaline pumping. So coming from a leader like that, he’s going to help us a lot.”
Tuesday’s moment showed how Alonso is already making a difference with his new Orioles team, despite not yet even playing in his first official game since signing a massive five-year, $155 million contract in December.
Alonso, 31, is hopeful to lead a return to contention in Baltimore after a disappointing 2025 season.
“It wasn’t about [Rogers] or anybody,” Alonso said of his mound conference, according to the Baltimore Sun. “It was like, ‘Hey, we just need to clean it up.’ If we want to go far in the playoffs, it’s all about doing the little things right even now, getting into good habits.”
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