My brother never got an opportunity to throw a pitch, and I didn't want the same thing to happen to another young kid.

Baseball is a game of the soul.

I'm open to play for anybody that would give me respect, treat me the right way, and actually going to make me feel comfortable.

You can't have a family when you're playing because you're away from home so much. So believe me, I won't be pitching forever. I won't make it to 300 wins or anything like that. No way.

I believe that if you're healthy, you're capable of doing everything. There's no one else who can give you health but God, and by being healthy I believe that God is listening to me.

I get a lot of kids distracted. Sometimes they got to go cover left field, but they're over here talking to me, getting an autograph.

All I can say is, I will put my heart and soul into helping the Red Sox win.