My favorite book in the Bible is always Proverbs because it's where you can find wisdom for no matter what you're going through. It hits me every time I read it. I've always read Proverbs regularly because it helps me deal with what's happening every day in real life.

I'd rather save a home run than hit one. I've always been like that. Defense is what I pride myself on.

Kirby played every day. You feed off of that. When you think of Kirby, you think of motivation. Im definitely going to dedicate this year to him.

I attribute being a good center fielder to many things, but being outside with friends as a kid, running around and racing, that was a big part of it.

People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African American. They're not us. They're impostors.

I mean, I think we are a better team than last year offensively, but there is always a question with the Minnesota Twins. We'll just have to wait and see.

To catch a ball, I'd commit suicide.