Balls Quote by Ubaldo Jimenez

I've just got to keep myself in the strike zone, try to look for a specific pitch. If they don't do that, just walk.…

— Juan Soto

Every at-bat, I try to hit the ball. I don't like to strike out. I put the ball in play a lot, so I'll…

— Garrett Atkins

Don't be called out on strikes, go down swinging

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr

I'm not a strikeout guy, I don't want to be a strikeout guy. For me to do that, I can't ride the rollercoaster of…

— Kyle Schwarber

Sometimes I have to try to remind myself that I don't try to strike out hitters.

— Max Scherzer

As a catcher, you have to put your focus on what you're doing defensively. You learn how to put your at-bats aside if you're…

— Buster Posey

A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is…

— Stan Musial

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

— Maya Angelou

Don't let the ball hit you. Catch it or get out of the way. And if you get out of the way, that's when…

— Manny Machado

Keep your head on the ball. You've got to hit it first, then look where it goes. People get in trouble when they look…

— Mike Trout

At the end of the day, all we're trying to do is get the hitter off balance. Get him in a position where he's…

— Jake Arrieta

Once you can control that strike zone, you can make better swings and hit the ball better every time.

— Xander Bogaerts