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

My goal was to go to college and come out the best player.

I love first base. I want to get better.

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

College was a blast. My three years of college were the best years of my life.

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.

I enjoy spending time with my family. And when my family's not around, when I'm on the road, a lot of sleep. I get my rest. I understand how important my job is and how important rest is to that job. I'm pretty boring.