Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare! — Nolan Ryan Copy Share Image
It's a blessing from God, to be here in the big leagues and play baseball like I have. — Juan Soto Copy Share Image
I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues. — Tom Seaver Copy Share Image
I just wanted to go play in the big leagues. But possibly playing for the Yankees is very special. — Nick Johnson Copy Share Image
There are more second-, third-, fourth-, fifth- and so on in the big leagues than first-round picks. — Ken Griffey Jr Copy Share Image
I was branded a Negro in the States and had to act accordingly. They wouldn't even give me a chance in the… — Willie Wells Copy Share Image
I mean, I was still getting used to being in the big leagues, then you're thrown in there and it's not overwhelming,… — Corey Seager Copy Share Image
Every kid in America dreams of playing in the big leagues and they don't, just because. It's not because they blew out… — Marc Blucas Copy Share Image
Growing up, you think about playing in the big leagues one day. But to this scale, and winning a World Series in… — Anthony Rendon Copy Share Image
I'm not the fastest runner, I have no power, I'm a .247 hitter in the big leagues, but for some reason, I'm… — Alex Cora Copy Share Image
When you get to the big leagues, you need to take potential and turn it into performance. You want to be the… — Travis Hafner Copy Share Image
I told myself that if I ever make it to the big leagues that I would be the one to appreciate the… — Rickey Henderson Copy Share Image
Getting called up my rookie year, it was because I could come up and play defense in the big leagues right away.… — Brandon Crawford Copy Share Image
I need to eat a large meal before I play, and the one thing that was kind of consistent in every single… — Max Scherzer Copy Share Image
You're always going to believe in yourself, and I have to thank God for that, but it's pretty hard to believe that… — Jose Altuve Copy Share Image
Marlins Park is what I call my office in Miami, because I work for the Venezuelan Museum of Baseball and Hall of… — Juan Pablo Galavis Copy Share Image
When there were just eight teams in each of the big leagues, I was always told, 'It's hard to come up, but… — Red Schoendienst Copy Share Image
When you're a kid, you just hope you make it to the big leagues. So to get to go say you're going… — Clayton Kershaw Copy Share Image
I was trying to establish myself in the big leagues and trying to find ways to stick. If my team won the… — Max Fried Copy Share Image
A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
I hated baseball. I really didn't like baseball at all until someone decided they were going to pay me... Every year I… — John Kruk Copy Share Image
After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues. — Joe DiMaggio Copy Share Image
I wasn't quite sure how a player got to the big leagues. As far as I knew, he was just there one… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I was such a screw up when I got to the big leagues. I was a total idiot. — Curt Schilling Copy Share Image
You can say baseball's fun, you're in the big leagues, you get to come to a Major League field every day -… — J. D. Martinez Copy Share Image
Whether you've got one year in the big leagues or you've got 15, I feel like you're always learning something, trying to… — Max Fried Copy Share Image
Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. To last as long as I did with the skills I had, with… — Bob Uecker Copy Share Image
This is the big leagues; pitchers throw a lot of strikes. I feel like they attack me. That's why I go up… — Jose Altuve 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's a lot of variables you can't control in trying to win a game, but at the end of the day it… — Clayton Kershaw Copy Share Image
I promised myself a few years ago that if I ever got to manage winter ball again or in the minor leagues… — Alex Cora Copy Share Image
When you're a first-round pick and you get to the big leagues at 22, there's almost a sense that you've got to mature. — Evan Longoria Copy Share Image
With my quality, I feel I can bring a lot to a team that I will join. I want to show it… — Georginio Wijnaldum Copy Share Image
I've put in 63 years now in the big leagues as a player, coach, manager. And now just being around these young… — Red Schoendienst Copy Share Image
My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher.… — Bruce Sutter Copy Share Image
I always go back to when I was a kid and thinking about playing in the big leagues, so now that I've… — Buster Posey Copy Share Image
You learn that you can never not work. If you really want to make it to the big leagues, there's no such… — Kid Sister Copy Share Image
