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'Professor' Cano and more Pete Alonso stories left on the E:60 cutting room floor

Hitting in the big leagues is so difficult, Robinson Cano believes, that you cannot overwhelm yourself with fretful thoughts. Rather, you need to make sure to do what you need to do to have fun, and he told New York Mets teammate Pete Alonso this during Alonso's rookie season.

Alonso replied earnestly, "OK, Professor," and Cano loved that -- a young player was willing to listen and absorb, and Cano offered other thoughts from time to time. Like when Alonso was closing in on Aaron Judge's rookie home run record and Cano thought he was pressing.