Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
We started with 53,000 people. Half are gone, but surprisingly, most are still here! — Jerry Coleman Copy Share Image
Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth. — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
I've pitched too many innings and pitched too many years - one game doesn't make or break my career. — Jamie Moyer Copy Share Image
I had an opportunity with Baltimore to make it to the World Series, and that didn't happen. — Bobby Bonilla Copy Share Image
I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series. — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
Stan Hack has as many friends in baseball as Leo Durocher has enemies — Gabby Hartnett Copy Share Image
It's weird coming into a game in the later innings, in a World Series game. — Cody Bellinger Copy Share Image
These old ballparks are like cathedrals in America. We don't have big old Gothic cathedrals like they do in Europe. But we… — Jimmy Buffett Copy Share Image
[The Angels are] a team that gives you an opportunity always to be in the playoffs. This time, my first time with… — Bobby Abreu Copy Share Image
Many of the greatest black athletes of all time played baseball for no money and no recognition. I'm just sorry many major… — Monte Irvin Copy Share Image
I started playing baseball at age 4 because my family has always played baseball and I always wanted be like my brother… — Francisco Lindor Copy Share Image
I keep telling myself, don't get cocky. Give your services to the press and the media, be nice to the kids, throw… — Vida Blue Copy Share Image
And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks,… — Willie Mays Copy Share Image
Obviously, being a diehard Mets fan, my passion is a given, but I also love playing baseball. I hadn't been able to… — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
I personally enjoy watching homers. I'm sure the pitchers probably will feel otherwise, but I think that's a fun part of baseball. — Brandon Crawford Copy Share Image
I live and die with the Indians. The first game I attended back in the mid-'90s was almost a religious experience. We… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
The first year was weird. I knew I was just there to talk to pitchers and not step on any toes. I… — Goose Gossage Copy Share Image
Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit,… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
There was buried in Ruth humanitarianism beyond belief, an intelligence he was never given credit for, a childish desire to be over-virile,… — Waite Hoyt Copy Share Image
It would be a nice way to finish my career by remembering that I batted cleanup in the game in which my… — Darren Daulton Copy Share Image
Letting the ball travel is an important mental cue. It's simply about making an attempt to see the ball and to slow… — Gabe Kapler Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I'd always forget stuff. I think there was probably 4-5 times where we'd drive 30 minutes to a… — Aaron Judge Copy Share Image
My life has changed in many ways, both on an economic and personal level. All major league players are accorded the respect… — Yoenis Cespedes Copy Share Image