The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me.

Individual statistics, plate time and everything tend to come, but the most enjoyment I get out of baseball is actually winning.

For me, I tend to sit back sometimes and just count my blessings because of how long I've played.

I've always favored kids as a player. If I walked out of the locker room and there were 100 people there and 50 of them were kids, I'd sign the 50 kids before anything else.

I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.

It's good to know you're working for someone you're familiar with, who's a friend and he has your back and you have his back also.

I've been on teams that lost a hundred games in a season. I've been on teams that had a shot to make the playoffs and fizzled out at the end.