Alex Bregman Quotes

I know for a stretch, at least nine years, I was one of the best lead-off hitters in baseball

Most of the managers are lifetime .220 hitters. For years pitchers have been getting these managers out 75% of the time and that's why they don't like us.

There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes.

Ted Williams is one of the best hitters ever to play the game, and I didn't get a chance to see him play, so all I could do was read books and look at pictures.

Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.

I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.

Hitting is business. With two strikes you really protect that plate.

I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.

You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247.

Hey, I think it's easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it's a much greater accomplishment. That's hard.

Hitting is an art, but not an exact science.

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

It's about getting in position and taking a swing. I don't care if you're taking steroids or not; if you don't do those two things, it's not going to matter anyway.

He slides into second with a stand up double.

My average against hitters is pretty good.

I've always loved hitting, and even as a kid, I always hit.

I believe that you're a hitter first and you're a slugger second type deal.

That's where my focus is all the time, trying to get on base.

I was a pitcher, played third base, shortstop. I was good at all the positions and great at none. All it takes is a .111 lifetime batting average to make you go into acting.

I don't go up there and try to hit home runs.

Hitting is not an exact science.

You're not going to hit a bunch of three-run homers every game.

Who would people rather see, a real hitter hitting home runs or a pitcher swinging a wet newspaper?