Well, you know, I left Cuba as a kid when I was 6 years old back in 1971.

My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread

The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for.

You know, my family stood for something that they believed in, and I wasn't about to turn my back on them.

There's a lot of history in Boston and a lot of history, obviously, in New York with all the championships.

I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a very high level

I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help - you know, kind of like what's going on with Iraq right now. You know, they've got a new government in place. They're trying to rebuild the country. I would love for that to happen in Cuba also