I didn't realize how much I loved the game until I couldn't play it.

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

I have a relationship with Christ. It allows me to handle situations better. It allows me to treat people better and it allows me to have a better mental attitude towards baseball.

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

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.

My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.

I went to college for a reason, and that was to skip the minor leagues. I spent a year in the minors and got my at-bats in, and then I felt like I was ready for the big leagues.