I didn't know if I could make it to the big leagues without going through Triple-A.

I get bored real easy. I'm so used to L.A. and the pace that when I go home now I start thinking, 'Something's not right, something's not feelin' right.' I just gotta do what I gotta do in Oklahoma and get back to the fast-paced city.

I don't think some athletes understand how big it is to be an athlete, what they can do with just a simple gesture of shaking a kid's hand. It can make a fan's day. It can make a fan's life.

I don't do stuff to be a star. I do it because I feel it's important for kids, African American kids, to see an African American face that plays baseball.

I love L.A., but you can get into a lot of trouble out here.

I've pretty much grown up to hide my emotions for the most part.

I'm pretty sure that China is way bigger than the Dominican.