Education is very important to me, as is helping children.

I've waited a long time to be part of a franchise like this [the Yankees].

My dad and all my family were into baseball. His brothers, my mom's brothers, my mom's father. Baseball was just always a part of our family.

Baseball is a game of failure. There are plenty of opportunities to be down, or to feel sorry for yourself, or to be upset at somebody or upset at yourself.

There's no question that I love playing in Texas. I love the fans. I love everything about Texas.

My first postseason home run was a walk-off in the Division Series. That was just a special moment in my career.

I usually don't look at at-bats where I get out. I look at my hits. I look at good swings I put on balls. Because of that good swing or good at-bat, I can see what I need to continue to work on and recreate.