If they don't know the Lord, I encourage them to search for and open their hearts and their eyes. If something happens to me tomorrow, I'm going to g….

I try to spend as much time as possible with God and my family. That's more important than anything I'm doing in baseball..

It doesn't matter if I hit a home run. It doesn't matter if we win a game. It doesn't matter if I go four for four. Whatever happens at the end of th….

There's three things that as a professional athlete you want. You want to get to the big leagues, and I accomplished that. Winning a World Series rin….

If it weren't for Jesus, I would not be where I am today and my life would be without purpose. I've heard kids say they want to be just like me when ….

I don't want to be too stiff, because then my hands won't be as quick..

I hope by the time that I'm done in this game, I can have half the numbers Stan Musial had in his career..

I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in my native Dominican Republic..

I never take things for granted. I always look to help out me teammates, to win and be better..

I have five young children, and I take being a role model very seriously..

People ask me if I believe how quickly my career has taken off. I just tell them that Jesus Christ is my strength. God has blessed me and I will cont….

Preparation is very important. The pitcher is going to do his job and prepare for you so you as a hitter must do the same. I always watch videotape o….

I don't think there's anything out there I can be afraid of..

I'm a really smart player. If you tell me something, I get it quickly. If there is something wrong with my hitting, tell me what's wrong and I'll pic….

At the end of the day, when all is said and done playing this game ... it doesn't matter what you did in the field, it's what you do off the field an….

You know your talent. You know if you work hard, your hard work is going to pay off one day..

I'm a teammate guy, so whatever I can do to help my team to win like I have the past two years, that's what I want to do. If it takes for me to play ….

Baseball is simply my platform to elevate Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior..

I play to represent God, something bigger than baseball..

What I lose today I can't make up tomorrow. I have to do it today..

There is no time to fool around when you practice. Every drill must have a purpose. I try to never get away from thathabits are important.