I've been playing baseball since I was 5 or 6 years old. I've been on a schedule, pretty much, since I was in eighth, ninth grade. I look forward to not doing that.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I went to school every day, like everyone else, and I played baseball for my high school team. I was a part of a lot of different activities outside of school.
I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.
I enjoy baseball more than anything and would like to be involved with it forever, but the reality is your survival is determined by how well you compete, not by your fondness for the game.
You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.
I just want to play baseball.
When I went to high school, my most passionate desire was to be a professional baseball player. But something within me told me that was not going to happen.
I had a great time with baseball growing up. I was lucky to grow up with it and to learn.
My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.
I stayed attached to baseball through the kids and through minor league baseball, and I'm very satisfied with the schedule it allows me to have, which means I'm home until my kids go off to college. I value that time.
I wanted to play baseball ever since I was 5 years old.