Age Quote by Marcus Semien

I don't think it's the intent of baseball not to have black ballplayers, but we have to find a way to get these kids…

— Ken Griffey Jr

At the high school level, the coaches get these kids in revenue-driven sports and take them away from baseball. There's so much pressure on…

— Pat Gillick

I think it's a great thing that players have to go to school for at least a year. I think it definitely helps you…

— O. J. Mayo

Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.

— Yogi Berra

To play 18 years as a pro and have a great college career, it's awesome.

— Steve Young

It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro…

— Jack Buck

My message to a lot of guys is, if you like school and you like education, baseball is gonna be there, and you can…

— Barry Larkin

When I look back at what I had to go through in black baseball, I can only marvel at the many black players who…

— Jackie Robinson

There are surprisingly few real students of the game in baseball; partly because everybody, my eighty-three year old grandmother included, thinks they learned all…

— Alvin Dark

Many of the greatest black athletes of all time played baseball for no money and no recognition. I'm just sorry many major league fans…

— Monte Irvin

Baseball is a game based on adversity. It's a game that's going to test you repeatedly. It's going to find your weaknesses and vulnerabilities…

— Theo Epstein

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