I Guess The Rules Aren't For Everyone.

The Docf All Started When I Made A Trip To A Local Hospital In The Dominican Republic. I Was Visiting Children Who Had Received Life-saving Heart Care Operations. I Couldn't Help But Think That In Another Life, One Of These Kids Could Be My Own Son. If It Wasn't For Baseball, I May Have Remained In The Dominican Republic And Who Knows Where Life Would Have Taken Me. It Was Then That I Knew That I Had To Use The Gift That I Received, To Play Baseball, To Do Whatever I Could To Give Back.

I'm Just Trying To Work Hard Every Day, Trying To Be A Better Player And One Day, To Be Right There With Them, One Of Those Special Hitters.

I Just Love The Feeling From The Fans And When I'm Walking On Deck I Can Hear People Screaming And Wishing You The Best. That Puts You Into The Game More Than Anything.

I'm Very Mechanical, So If I Have One Thing That's Going In The Wrong Direction When I'm Hitting, It's Hard For Me To Get A Hit.

My Mom, She Wasn't Like A Baseball Mother Who Knew Everything About The Game. She Just Wanted Me To Be Happy With What I Was Doing.