Big Quote by Anthony Rendon

You grow up dreaming about playing in the World Series since you're a little kid. I remember the days in the back yard with…

— Alex Bregman

Finally, for all of us but a lucky few, the dream of playing big-time baseball is relinquished so we can get on with grown-up…

— John Thorn

When you're a kid, you just hope you make it to the big leagues. So to get to go say you're going to play…

— Clayton Kershaw

I went to college for a reason, and that was to skip the minor leagues. I spent a year in the minors and got…

— Mark Teixeira

The dream was to play for the Giants, not necessarily to win a couple of World Series and be here for 13 years.

— Brandon Crawford

When you're a kid growing up, you say you want to make it to the Major Leagues, and when you reach that dream, that's…

— Joe Morgan

Everybody wants to be a professional baseball player and, sure, as a kid, I wanted to do that. But once I got cut from…

— Mark Buehrle

I only wish I could have played in the big leagues when I was young enough to show what I could do. When an…

— Buck Leonard

I used to think it would be neat to play my whole career with one team. But as a baseball player you want to…

— Carlos Beltran

I definitely want to be in a place where I can win long-term and be a part of World Series teams for many years…

— Manny Machado

My dreams do not end with playing Major League Baseball.

— Derek Jeter

I wanted to be in the big leagues, not stuck in the minor leagues.

— Aroldis Chapman