But the Twins opened the fifth with their second and third hits, and Beltre helped Hernandez by taking his bullet throw for a force at third on a bun….

Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He threw a lot of strikes, worked it inside and out, t….

I love hitting-that's my favorite part of the game..

I'm confident, but not so confident that I'm cocky..

When you go to home plate with a lot of confidence, you feel that you can hit any pitch..

I'm not perfect. Nobody's perfect. But I love baseball and I love to play hard..

I want to be consistent from the first day of the season to the last..

I have to get better, but I can't change the way I play..

I'm not a rookie anymore-no more excuses about being young..

I'm an immigrant myself. I'd probably support it, but I can't do much..

2004 has to be my year. No more excuses..

I don't like to play slow or softly. I like to play hard. Always..

I work hard on my defense. It's something I take pride in, but it's nothing that I want to brag about. It's part of my game..