The first professional game of your career is obviously the biggest, but you still get the jitters, you still get the adrenaline rush before every game. A lot of people don't realize that, but it's true. I have always told myself that if you don't feel those nerves and you're not having fun, you shouldn't be playing. And I always enjoy the competition, the adrenaline rush before a game. And just competing with your buddies at the highest level, every day.

The adrenaline is pumping before or during a game - you're excited, you're anxious. But the biggest things are just having fun and being confident. There really is no alternative because you just can't be negative. And a huge part of developing that confidence is by working hard every day, and I don't think that is limited to the baseball field. I think that bleeds over to all aspects of anything that you're doing or working on in life.

No curfew. I live in the basement. I got everything I need. Home cooking ... it's awesome.

As a kid, I had this ultimate goal to be a teacher. I wanted to be a history teacher like my dad.

I'm not really a big Springsteen guy. I'll listen to the music, but ... I didn't really get attached to it as much as, like, country artists. That's really who I listen to.

As I get older every year, I'm eating better. As a kid, who can turn down chips and candy? But I'm getting better.

The first couple of years in the minors were tough for me. My numbers were there, but being away from home so young was tough.