 James you're in your third season as the twins hitting coach were there any challenges that came up unexpectedly that you didn't think you'd have to face coming into the job No, it's kind of rich run pretty well Came in we had a lot of young players initially You know and now three years down the road those young players have kind of flourished and I've got some experience in this league and are playing Well, so it's nice to kind of watch the start of the development of these guys three years ago and then see where they are now So it's pretty fun. Do you enjoy helping develop players? Absolutely. I think that's a passion of the game I think if you're a coach you enjoy watching players where they where they start and then where they finish So getting a chance to see these guys develop and so the players that they're becoming right now is it's pretty special to watch You worked before as the Yankees minor league hitting coordinator where you were doing some of that developing of the young players What did you learn from your time with the Yankees that you brought to the twins organization? I mean obviously me coming up in that organization spending many years in New York is is basically kind of just help build my career Um to this point, um, you know the organization's always been good to me But you learn, you know the importance of preparation you learn the importance of um, you know sticking to a task Staying focused and those things help you as a coach when you get to the major league level It's fun to um see some of the players that I had back then too now playing in the major leagues and having success here So it's pretty cool to watch those guys as well. You worked with Aaron judge when he was in the minors What was he like to work with in the minors? He's just tossing baseballs because he's a really good hitter back then so no he's always been a great kid He's always been a really talented guy One of the hardest workers you love to come across in the game and it's just fun to watch his talent finally Um, you know, he reaches his potential and he's going out there and he's playing consistently He's playing really well at the major league level So you're really happy for him the person and the player, but he's a really special person Gary Sanchez as well Did you see that hitter back in the minors that you see now in the majors? Is he a different hitter now? Absolutely, you saw the hitter back then Gary could always hit when he was a young kid in the Dominican And you know coming up as a really youngster in the in the organization You're you always knew he had the hit tool he could hit he had a special ability to barrel up the ball In pitches that weren't even in the strike zone. He had a special ability to barrel up the baseball So Gary always had a unique ability to hit you mentioned your time with the Yankees You played in the Yankees organization mariners as well What are some of the memories you have from being with the Yankees organization? It's just you know family is the word that comes to mind I'm always you know once you know the way they talk about the Yankee family and the way Everybody's accepted and you know, so I've always kind of cherished that I believe there's a certain Tradition that that comes the respect of the game and certain things that you learn in this organization that makes it special So, you know, I have nothing but great memories of of being here And and you know into this day have really great friendships with a lot of people that are still here trying to win these games But you know still have really good relationships with a lot of good people there. You're a New York guy, right? Grow up in Mount Vernon. Do you have any spots that you hit every time you come back to New York? Um, you know, I try try to get back to my hometown the case I don't always make it there, but I try to get back to Mount Vernon Um, usually in the city where we sell go to raise get raised pizza and get cheesecake from juniors So those are kind of the two places I try to hit every time. There's aren't bad spots. You got it Thank you so much for the time. No problem