Attention Quote by Gerry Cooney

I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to…

— Cal Ripken, Jr

Major League Baseball is a national institution and we take our responsibilities seriously when it comes to how the game affects the lives of…

— Bud Selig

Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball

— Barry Bonds

I think I've tried to have a platform to speak and to help kids understand learning about baseball.

— Mookie Betts

I think it's really important for this great state of baseball to reach out to people of all walks of life to make sure…

— George W. Bush

A narrative voice with conviction is often hard to find. But not in baseball. The minors teach two lost American arts: how to chew…

— Thomas Boswell

I look in the clubhouses I am in, and all you can hope is that young kids are playing baseball and working hard to…

— Marcus Semien

I'd like to help educate kids about the Major Leagues - what to anticipate, what to expect, what they'll need to do to prepare…

— Barry Bonds

Major League Baseball has always recognized the influence that our stars can have on the youth of America. As such, we are concerned that…

— Bud Selig

All you can do is hope that young kids are playing baseball and working hard to make their way up. It takes a lot…

— Marcus Semien

When I was coming up through the minors, the Braves believed in taking their time, letting kids mature - and succeed and fail -…

— Chipper Jones

If nothing else, know that your children's passion and desire to play baseball is something that they can do without throwing a competitive pitch.

— John Smoltz