and bo porter said that a week ago, altuve came to bo port he and said, skip, we just need to hang together. our day will come. because he is aware of the prospect coming this way. >> mitch: i'll be honest with you. i don't know if i could have spent five years in "a" ball hitting over .300. i would have thought, they have no plans for me whatsoever. it would have been hard not to think that way. it takes a special kind of player to hit over .300 for five years and average .327 and not get moved. just to stick with it. >> rich: he stuck with it. he forced their hand. and he kicked the door in. okajima to the plate. that's a base hit. crisp picks it up. now okajima is getting knocked around a bit. with the left field dimensions, comparable to where this guy pitched a lot. fenway park. you can come back and a couple of swings can get you there. >> mitch: you look at that swing. altuve's swing. short and to the ball. bo porter said, it seems like his entire bat is the barrel. he barrels everything. this is going to be okajima's last hitter. they have a right-hander warming up out there. >> ric