Anybody Quote by Willie McCovey

I was really into baseball because my dad and grandpop played it growing up. I really enjoyed hitting the most, and that was really…

— Auston Matthews

I had a great time with baseball growing up. I was lucky to grow up with it and to learn.

— Nick Johnson

I played good ball in the minor leagues, and that's why they called me up to the major leagues.

— Jose Altuve

The minor leagues were great. When you first sign, that is your big leagues.

— Brian Roberts

A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice…

— Joe Torre

I went to college for a reason, and that was to skip the minor leagues. I spent a year in the minors and got…

— Mark Teixeira

I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.

— Tom Seaver

I'd rather play in the major leagues and have some bad games than play consistently good ball in the minors.

— Simon Sinek

This is the big leagues; pitchers throw a lot of strikes. I feel like they attack me. That's why I go up there and…

— Jose Altuve

I like that the pitcher hits. I think that my feeling is that everybody should play a position. In order to hit, you have…

— Jacob deGrom

In the Minor Leagues, I pretty much played everyday.

— Marcus Semien

In high school, baseball was life. My senior year, I had the highest batting average on the team. I was one of the starting…

— Anthony Ramos