I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am.

My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine

I was a baseball player at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington even though I was all-city in basketball, even when I signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at Washington State.

In my day, if a guy came to spring training 20 pounds heavier than what he left, he was considered out of shape and was probably in trouble.

I don't expect any red carpet to the big leagues. If the opportunity comes, then it comes. But I don't think I'm owed anything.

When did it - When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs and forget how to play the rest of the game?

There's not too many guys that spend their whole career with one team and I think it's very fortunate and a blessing for me