Front office Quote by Nellie Fox

I remember when I got a call and was told I was traded [to the Yankees in 1974], I actually cried because I liked…

— Lou Piniella

The first time I stepped foot in Boston, I said to myself, 'Whoa.' I told Pedro Martinez, 'Damn, man, I just want to get…

— Manny Ramirez

I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in…

— Bo Jackson

Back in 1983, quarterback Tommy Kramer got hurt and the Minnesota Vikings traded for me. The plan was for me to play, but I…

— Archie Manning

In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea.

— Jackie Robinson

I got traded in the middle of an injury - my ankle injury - so in '09, I came back and just kind of…

— Jake Peavy

He's (George Steinbrenner) the one who gave me a chance to get to the World Series. This is where I wanted to be all…

— Roger Clemens

I'll (Phil Rizzuto) never forget September 6, 1950. I got a letter threatening me, Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra and Johnny Mize. It said if…

— Phil Rizzuto

I almost got traded my rookie year or my second year in the league.

— Mike Conley Jr

I came of baseball age (isn't it always around first grade?) in the last sputtering years of the A's Philadelphia tenancy. I probably plighted…

— Richard Corliss

That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove.…

— Dennis Eckersley

I only had one player in my 33 years of sports that couldn't be traded. He wore No. 23 - and 45 when he played baseball.

— Jerry Reinsdorf