There's a lot more to playing in the big leagues in New York than just the baseball part.

If have the choice, to play or not play, I would rather be in there, ... But I appreciate Willie calling me in and being concerned.

I take great pride in going out there and playing through pain.

When it’s all said and done, I want to be able to say I got the most out of my potential. I don’t want to look back, however many years from now, and say, ‘I wonder if I would have worked a little harder. I wonder if I would have done this or done that, how things would have turned out.’ I want to, when it’s all said and done, be able to put my head on my pillow and say, ‘I did everything I could do — good or bad.’

I just want to taste what it's like to win in New York

People only rooted for the underdog in movies, not in middle school.

Baseball is the reason I have my apartment, baseball is the reason I'm on the cover of video game. Baseball is what I do.