If you're looking for a MLB example of a guy who was dominant as a youngster and regressed as an additional cautionary… — Gabe Kapler Copy Share Image
I love bunt plays. I love the idea of the bunt. I love the idea of the sacrifice. Even the word is… — Mario Cuomo Copy Share Image
If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know… — Joe DiMaggio Copy Share Image
There are times when I'm not eating buns if I'm on a low carb diet. I'll have hot dogs and romaine lettuce,… — Joey Chestnut Copy Share Image
Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the… — Jim Evans Copy Share Image
The fact I'm blind has been a great help to my career. If I'd been sighted I'd have played baseball and got… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
I do what I've trained my whole life to do. I watch the ball. I keep my eye on the ball. I… — Barry Lyga Copy Share Image
I have a vivid memory of loving Keith Hernandez, the first baseman for the '86 Mets. I grew up in Queens, so… — Billy Eichner Copy Share Image
I didn't ever realize that my ceiling would be this high, that I would be able to play at the major-league level.… — Ben Zobrist Copy Share Image
All I can do is do my best work, try to create the best kind of moment to moment reality that I… — Tobin Bell Copy Share Image
I think the thing with our team is during the postseason, our best games that we've played during the postseason, we strung… — Alex Bregman Copy Share Image
My first and foremost goal when I joined the Yankees was to win the world championship. Certainly it's been a long road… — Hideki Matsui Copy Share Image
“Baseball's Sad Lexicon These are the saddest of possible words: Tinker to Evers to Chance. Trio of Bear-cubs, fleeter than birds, Tinker… — Franklin Robert Adams Copy Share Image
I think, as a lot of kids, I had a dream to play Major League Baseball, but I think I was pretty… — Buster Posey Copy Share Image
“[Baseball] breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again,… — A. Bartlett Giamatti Copy Share Image
“Former Journey lead singer Steve Perry was a lifelong Giants fan who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley. When the Dodgers… — andrew baggarly Copy Share Image
Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then… — Sparky Anderson Copy Share Image
I was a really big - I was a big fan of pitching staffs in general growing up, not necessarily teams. So… — Trevor Bauer Copy Share Image
I love being in a city that's playing October baseball, where you can just feel everyone captivated by the ball club, everyone… — Theo Epstein Copy Share Image
Thomas is racing for it, but McCovey is there and can't get his glove to it. That play shows the inexperience, not… — Jerry Coleman Copy Share Image
I wonder why there is a designated hitter in baseball after all these years? As an experiment, it seemed like a swell… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
Even though you make twelve hundred bucks a month, if I was making twelve hundred bucks a month to play baseball, I… — Tyler Hoechlin Copy Share Image
What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and… — Warren Spahn Copy Share Image
During the 2000s, Korean baseball slowly evolved, pivoting away from its Japanese roots. Former players say they grew more comfortable expressing themselves… — Mina Kimes Copy Share Image
I'm a very lucky guy. I had so many people help me over the years that I never had many problems. If… — Willie Mays Copy Share Image
I used to be hyper, throw crazy and not think about what I wanted to do with each pitch. Now I have… — Johan Santana Copy Share Image
I had a .200 lifetime batting average in the major leagues, which tied me with another sports great averaging 200 or better… — Bob Uecker Copy Share Image
That's where I would love to bat, and I have always batted at the top of the order. Numbers one and two… — K. L. Rahul Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks talent-wise Xander is up there. When you see how strong and athletic he is, I do believe he can hit… — Alex Cora Copy Share Image
It's not easy for a player who considers him or herself to be a proper batter to then adjust down the order.… — Moeen Ali Copy Share Image
My main objective is to prepare candidates for professional baseball; however, the majority of our graduates will go home as much better… — Jim Evans Copy Share Image
You feel a lot more in your hands if the pitch gets in on you and busts you in the handle. It… — Ryan Howard Copy Share Image
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Baseball in October is the purest form. All that matters is winning. Individual statistics are not important at that point in the… — Max Fried Copy Share Image
You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like… — Joe DiMaggio Copy Share Image
I'm a firm believer in staying out of the way. When you're on a team and the guy's throwing a no-hitter, you… — Justin Hartley Copy Share Image
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I remember one game I got five hits and stole five bases, but none of it was written down because they didn't… — Cool Papa Bell Copy Share Image
If you gave me a choice between being married and being a baseball player, that's a no-brainer. I would be married any… — Lance Berkman Copy Share Image
“Ortiz is now synonymous with walk-off homers. After all, he hit a total of nine game-ending blasts from 2002-07. And that was… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
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