I've always felt that I need to be somebody in the middle of the lineup that's going to drive in runs and come up with big hits.

I've been very fortunate to play for four great organizations, but New York really takes the cake. Wearing the pinstripes is something that's very special to me, and it's the greatest organization in sports history.

The only dream I've ever had is to become a major league baseball player.

Being from Baltimore, I'm a crab cake snob, and I'm very particular on where I eat my crab cakes.

I'm not one of those crazy collectors - I don't have a hundred watches. Only five or six. But I do like to wear a nice watch, especially if we're on the road and I'm wearing a nice suit.

I'm half-Italian and my name is Portuguese. Michael Young is half-Mexican. There are players from the United States that have heritage elsewhere and it's a great thing to have a world cup to celebrate the whole world. It shows the world that baseball is important and how great the game is.

The American Museum of Natural History is my son's absolute favorite place in the world! So we really, really, really love New York.