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 never want to sit out. I want to play baseball games.

If I could do it over, I'd want to come up to the big leagues like Mike Trout. He's exciting and I like watching him.

One of the things I've done is tell myself I can't let bad things that happen to me on the field, off the field, whatever, affect me.

If I'm in the car after a bad game, I may think about ways I need to improve. But the second I reach home, the game's over. Work doesn't come inside with me. Same thing in reverse - I don't bring my personal life into the ballpark. Learning to keep it all separate has made life easier.

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