Action Quote by Gabe Kapler

It doesn't matter if we get a hit, a walk, hit by pitch; just trying to grind out at-bats.

— Alex Bregman

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

On the road, we're hitting in the cages during our normal batting practice for our position players.

— Jake Arrieta

I've done it before where I get guys banging their bat on the ground after their second or third at-bat because you just have…

— Pat Connaughton

If a pitcher goes up there and he's throwing a ball and it's a breaking ball down and away or a fastball up and…

— J. D. Martinez

Hit the ball over the fence and you can take your time going around the bases.

— Mickey Mantle

I think my job is to keep the ball down. I always say I try to go out there and get early contact, and…

— Jacob deGrom

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

I try to get early contact and keep it on the ground. I like to keep the ball down as much as I can.

— Gerrit Cole

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and…

— Nolan Ryan

I think just maintaining a consistent bat path and direction back toward the middle of the field - no matter how a pitcher is…

— Brandon Crawford

I get on base by making good contact with the ball. But whenever I hit a home run, I'm as surprised as everybody else.

— Amos Otis