--- title: "1 Got Traded Quotes By Carlos Ruiz" description: "1 Got Traded quotes by Carlos Ruiz. Plus more from Carlos Ruiz and more Got Traded sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/carlos-ruiz-25407_big_the-day-i-got-to-los-angeles-after-i-got_2638756.jpg" --- > [The day I got to Los Angeles after I got traded, Chase Utley was the first guy I saw. He welcomed me. He gave me a big hug. He was, like, 'You. You are my brother.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/the-day-i-got-to-los-angeles-after-i-got-traded-chase-utley-was-the/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/carlos-ruiz-25407_big_the-day-i-got-to-los-angeles-after-i-got_2638756.jpg) ## More by Carlos Ruiz > [Now, every organization has to have a translator for the Hispanics on the teams, and that helps a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/now-every-organization-has-to-have-a-translator-for-the-hispanics-on/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [I always try to have some good at-bats. Home runs come once in a while; that's good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/i-always-try-to-have-some-good-at-bats-home-runs-come-once-in-a-while/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [I won't tell you that I've never been discouraged. Of course I have; as a human being, that's bound to happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/i-won-t-tell-you-that-i-ve-never-been-discouraged-of-course-i-have-as/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [Every Hispanic player goes through that. It's a lot of hard work, to be able to communicate with your teammates. English is fundamental to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/every-hispanic-player-goes-through-that-it-s-a-lot-of-hard-work-to-be/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [Life is like school. You aren't going to be born knowing what to do in every situation. You learn little by little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/life-is-like-school-you-aren-t-going-to-be-born-knowing-what-to-do-in/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [I have some really cool memories here in Philly, and I thank you for the support. These are great fans, and I think when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/i-have-some-really-cool-memories-here-in-philly-and-i-thank-you-for/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [Baseball continues, life continues, and I have to continue to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/baseball-continues-life-continues-and-i-have-to-continue-to-work/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [I really love Philadelphia and all of the fans, my teammates, the front office, the organization, everybody. I know I'm going to miss them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/i-really-love-philadelphia-and-all-of-the-fans-my-teammates-the-front/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [You want to keep doing better every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/you-want-to-keep-doing-better-every-day/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [You know a guy. You know what's their best pitch. But catching it - that's different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/you-know-a-guy-you-know-what-s-their-best-pitch-but-catching-it-that/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [When one goes to school, you don't have any idea of what you're going to learn. But as each day passes, you learn things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/when-one-goes-to-school-you-don-t-have-any-idea-of-what-you-re-going/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [I always say that I think my job is behind home plate, call a good game, play some good defense, and also, I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/i-always-say-that-i-think-my-job-is-behind-home-plate-call-a-good/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [As a kid, baseball was always my passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/as-a-kid-baseball-was-always-my-passion/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [You have to go out there and do your best and help the team win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/you-have-to-go-out-there-and-do-your-best-and-help-the-team-win/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) > [I love baseball. I love my city, Philadelphia and Panama. I want to do my best and show everybody... I'll do my best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/i-love-baseball-i-love-my-city-philadelphia-and-panama-i-want-to-do/) [Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-traded/carlos-ruiz/#itemlist", "name": "1 Got Traded Quotes By Carlos Ruiz", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The day I got to Los Angeles after I got traded, Chase Utley was the first guy I saw. He welcomed me. He gave me a big hug. He was, like, 'You. 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