 You joined the team when they were on the road, what was it like coming in today and putting the pinstripes on for the first time? Oh, man You can't really put it into words, you know, you you know, I've said it, you know before Now as a baseball fan a lot longer than I've been a baseball player You know the the the meaning and well what it feels like to put on really to walk in this clubhouse But even more so to put on the pinstripes and walk out into Yankee Stadium. I mean for a baseball fan It's pretty special you talked how hard you would work this offseason to retool your swing and get to a good place offensively What do you think is is really clicked for you here since you joined the team? You know, I just I got my path back that I you know had them for most of my career And I kind of lost the last couple seasons. You know, I feel like I'm staying on balls being able to put the ball in the air with You know with good spin and just you know having competitive at bats seeing the ball well and when you're confident And you got a good swing and you feel like you can step in there and face anybody and I you know I do feel that way right now What's your impressions of judging center fell so far and did you think that ball was going today? man, he's you know You play against him and you watch him, you know, you see the highlights on tv But first I don't think you know, you don't really You just you got to be around him every day to see what kind of a guy is the work he puts in and The teammate that he is but then you know just the talent. I mean, you know going out there and you know taking a home run back and You know, obviously what he does at the plate He's a complete player and you know leader of this team and fun watch What's that do for the dugout when It's it's a tawny that loses a home run because you guys come out and score four at the bottom of your game Oh, it's you know, it's It's a complete momentum swing, you know when you can when you can do something like that You know it just changes the game and you know, we really kind of You'd be another dugout the same thing. It's a good punch, you know when you take the swing like that And then you're looking to score some runs and then guy makes a play like that You know he can take the win out of your sales Send the guard when he was throwing 99 How is his stuff different today? You know, I mean the veto is obviously not what it used to be But you know, he's still a great pitcher and he's still a guy that goes out there and competes You know today we were able to put some really good at bats against him I'm kind of you know put him in a tough spot, but Um, you know, I just think the biggest difference, you know, having faced him in the past I mean, he's this guy that was sitting in triple digits, you know, most of most of his outings And then you know, the veto is just not what it is But you know, he's still a guy who can go out there and be productive and get outs for for first club And you know today, we just had a good game plan against him where we were able to you know, execute it For those years you were in st. Louis and you probably see highlights of guys Getting homers over that short course Did you think to yourself that when my swing would be appropriate for that stadium then today to come out You hit one of your first about here You know, I never really put myself, you know there in my mind, but I did think that you know be nice to Have that short course over there and you know, I hit that ball You know, I don't know what that exit villa was, but I know I didn't I hit it great But I just put a good swing on it not a great swing and You know, it flew out so I can get used to that