Baseball Quote by Ben Zobrist

I take a lot of pitches. Some guys hate to do that.

— Frank Thomas

I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a…

— Jose Altuve

I like to see a lot of pitches just to get a feel for being in the batter's box and seeing pitches.

— Jason Bay

I just try to make the pitcher work.

— Anthony Rendon

When you go into the minor leagues and you take a kid out after 75 to 90 pitches, what do you expect him to…

— John Smoltz

Even after I played ten years of ball, I still felt like I had to play well or somebody might take my place. They…

— Bobby Doerr

I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.

— Cal Ripken, Jr

As a 20th round pick nothing was handed to me in the minor leagues.

— Mike Lowell

My dad was part of the Oriole way. I think he was there 14 years in the minor leagues; I think seven of those…

— Cal Ripken, Jr

I struggled a lot in the Minor Leagues, and I learned to not give at-bats away.

— Fernando Tatis Jr

Even though my dad was a manager in the minor leagues, I still traveled around with him and saw it from the field out.…

— Cal Ripken, Jr

Young pitchers don't throw enough in the minor leagues, and when they get to the majors, they don't have the stamina; their arms haven't…

— Bruce Sutter

Even in the Minor Leagues, I thought you have to go out and earn a spot. Nothing is ever given to you.

— Aaron Judge

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

— Aroldis Chapman

I didn't go to college. My college was the minor leagues, and talking to everybody.

— Francisco Lindor