Pete Alonso on Blaze Alexander’s tear for Orioles:
“Wherever he’s at in his routine, he’s got it dialed. Where he’s at, comfortability, he’s just locked.
“It’s just one of those things where you don’t talk about it, you don’t do anything, you just enjoy it. You just enjoy the show when he goes out there and plays, because it seems every day he’s just getting 2 hits. He’s ready to go.
“Love his attitude. He plays with this childlike joy that shows, and it’s really infectious for the rest of the squad. It’s really special what he’s been able to do, how he’s been able to kind of round us out.
“He’s been on fire.”
Oh my, during 11v11, Lamar Jackson unloads a 60-yard completion down the right sideline and in front of the pylon to rookie WR Elijah Saratt. Jackson made the throw on the run, too. One of the best throws and connections we’ve seen this offseason from the 2-time NFL MVP.
Avery Jacobsen, a 22-year-old diehard Orioles fan from Lancaster County, Pa., and a recent Loyola University Maryland graduate, caught both Coby Mayo’s homer in 4th and Blaze Alexander’s double in 5th tonight.
Jacobsen didn’t even see the double until his friend, Kyle Weaver, saw it coming. Jacobsen caught it, then gifted that ball to a young fan behind him.
“You got to give balls to kids. You want them coming back to the ballpark.”