Amazin’ rookie first baseman Pete Alonso takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.
Q: What is your mentality in the batter’s box?
A: I’m a big, strong guy … whether it’s two strikes or not. I want to feel dangerous no matter what. Like whether it be shooting a ball the other way, if I get it right it’s gonna go or carry on to the gap, or if I miss it a little underneath, it may ride out of the ballpark. I feel like I have a pretty good hit tool, and I’m blessed with strength and power, and combining strength in a good hit tool, sometimes those line drives carry on over the fence.