Ahead Quote by Chili Davis

I'm not executing my pitches. I'm not commanding my fastball, and I get behind in the count. When I try to throw strikes, I'm…

— Johan Santana

I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a…

— Jose Altuve

When I have more of a pitch-by-pitch mentality instead of an at-bat to an at-bat mentality, things can speed up on you a little…

— Max Fried

People always ask me how I can hit the ball so far, and I say, 'I just swing.' It's the coaches who first told…

— Eric Davis

Every at-bat, I try to hit the ball. I don't like to strike out. I put the ball in play a lot, so I'll…

— Garrett Atkins

Be ready to hit; get good pitches to hit.

— Brett Gardner

The minute you start getting in trouble, you can't try to do new stuff. You can't try to make a nasty pitch or 'paint…

— Mark Mulder

I have five pitches. Fast ball, change, curve, slider, screwball. I don't know any hitters. Catcher, he tells me what to do. I can…

— Juan Marichal

Right now what's in my mind is going up there and being disciplined. I was swinging at so many pitches out of the strike…

— Sammy Sosa

My best pitch is my fastball. It's probably the most difficult pitch to hit. In my case, batters have very little reaction time.

— Aroldis Chapman

The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch.…

— Greg Maddux

I think that's kind of the biggest thing is keying in on your pitch and not trying to hit a home run. I've caught…

— Kyle Schwarber