Chance Quote by Christian Yelich

The Marlins were close to signing me, but in the end my wish was to come back to the Yankees.

— Aroldis Chapman

I feel it's the best thing that could have happened for me, leaving the Braves so I could go to another team that would…

— Danny Bautista

I have so many memories of going fishing and camping as a kid, and my dad had season tickets to watch the Marlins -…

— J. D. Martinez

The Cubs gave me a chance to play. They signed me as a free agent and brought me to the Major Leagues. The first…

— Bruce Sutter

The Orioles drafted me. I did a lot for that community, I did a lot for the state, and they didn't show me a…

— Manny Machado

I had a marvelous baseball career and after my baseball career, there is an abundance of opportunity out there.

— Cal Ripken, Jr

I was happy that I was drafted, and then it was the Yankees and that just made it even better.

— Nick Johnson

I was so happy when I found out I had been drafted by the Yankees. Growing up in Taiwan, I had heard so much…

— Chien-Ming Wang

I'm actually grateful for being drafted to the NFL by the Jets, and although things weren't perfect there, there were some good times. There…

— Geno Smith

I always knew I could play, but it wasn't likely to happen in Boston. I'm grateful to the Red Sox for trading me and…

— Hanley Ramirez

Every kid's dream is to play for their hometown team, watching when you're younger and stuff like that. It's awesome to be able to…

— Gaby Sanchez

I had the pleasure, as Robin said, to live a childhood dream as many young Americans and Puerto Rican children live that play youth…

— Nolan Ryan