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When first baseman Yonder Alonso steps in the batter’s box, he seems to have all the confidence in the world.
“His mind-set is so aggressive right now with what he’s going to do,” observed teammate Ryon Healy. “it’s not what he might do, it’s what he’s going to do, and I think that’s something that a lot of the greats in the game have.
“You talk to a guy like Daniel Murphy, and he’s not hoping to get a hit. He knows he’s going to get a hit.