if this was my last year or whatever, I'm
gonna give it everything I got always. But it's
nice obviously to somebody thinks enough of you to extend
that kind of package or whatever. I mean,
it's good. It makes you feel good. I'm
elected at with your MLB dot com. Fat cat
. After leading the Braves to their first NLCS since
2001, Atlanta extended Brian Snickers contract through 2023 with
an option for the 2024 season. Snicker expressed what
managing the Braves means to him every year. I
realized more and more how hard this game is to
play and appreciate that major league player and the professional
and how they go about it. And this team
here, especially the way they compete and they work
and and have fun playing. I mean, it's
refreshing to be around all these guys, and I
was told Max today I saw him and he congratulated
me and I'm like, you know, you guys
keep me young. You keep me feeling with and
want to come back, and, um, I
I stay energized by the players. Christian Yelich was
on top of the baseball world in 2018 and 2019
, but struggled in 2020. The Brewers star described
how last season struggles aren't impacting him moving forward,
good or bad the previous year doesn't really mean anything
. I can't do anything about it. So they
were an EVP previous year. He sucks, You
know, everybody starts at zero, and it's been
training in the new year. Padres broke through in
a big way in 2020 and a lot of that
credit goes to the play of Manny Machado. The
nlm VP finalists says what they did last season gave
the team confidence to make big moves in the off
season started off last year. US A team going
out there performing as as we did. And,
um, you know, I gave him a little
bit more motivation to show him that, you know
, we have a chance to do something special here
. And, um, you know, he went
out there and made the team much better last season
. And then, uh, he continued this offseason
and put a real legitimate, uh, you know
, team out there that can go out there and
compete and compete for a World Series. Peter Alonso
took a step back in 2020. After clobbering baseballs
on his way to becoming the 2019 NL Rookie of
the Year, the polar bear explained how he approached
this winter to get ready for 2021. Well,
for me, the biggest thing. I just put
my head down and worked. And, um,
I feel like that the goal of my off season
was was accomplished. I came into camp being the
best version of myself, and I'm ready for this
season and I'm ready to help this team win.
It's gonna be It's gonna be a good year.
Mhm, mhm. This offseason involved a lot of
Cubs fan favorites departing Chicago. Javier Baez is in
the last year of his deal and could be another
one of those leaving after this season. But the
shortstop has no desire to leave the North Side.
Like I said, I want to stay here.
I don't want to I don't know. I don't
want to play for for another team. Um,
and and just just just to know the way that
our friends show show us you know, the love
and the way that we that that I went here
, um, you know. Obviously I want to
go anywhere. Yeah. For more on these and
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