The Players Tribune

Baseball

ALL STORIES

When I walk in our front door, Cali and Charley … they don’t care how I pitched. They just want to give me a big hug and have some fun.

Clayton Kershaw

My mom did everything she could think of to get me into the car on that warm summer afternoon 20 years ago. She just wouldn’t take no for an answer. And I’ll be

Christian Yelich

There’s no blueprint for how to go on after you’ve lost a newborn child. You just kind of have to try to do the best you can. In whatever way allows you to make

Rich Hill

I'm back. Ready to roll. Ready to help this team win it all. And I am going to cherish every single second I am able to play this game.

Francisco Lindor

I recognize how rare it is for someone to get the opportunity to meet their hero, let alone get to spend time with them.

Gosuke Katoh

When I step on that mound on opening day at the Bank, in the city I have grown to love, it will be a great honor.

Aaron Nola

I can’t express to you how THANKFUL I am, how much JOY I got playing here, and how FORTUNATE I feel to have been a Giant for so long.

Hunter Pence

I had the best seat in the house to watch the greatest closer of all time.

Derek Jeter

Please remember: Duck boats don’t have bathrooms. Not in 2004. We won’t be ready for that yet. Find a tennis ball can.

Johnny Damon

I want to leave an impact on this world that’s greater than just what I do on the baseball field.

Aaron Judge

Make Miller Park even LOUDER than normal. And then, we’ll feed off that energy and, well … let’s just see what happens, Milwaukee.

Christian Yelich

'When it’s come to these last 14 years of mine -nothing has ever been easy for long, and nothing has ever been perfect for long.

Ryan Howard

I’m ready to put on that White Sox uniform and show you all what I can do. I’ve been waiting to play pro ball in Chicago since I was 11.

Eloy Jiménez

Desde los 11 años he esperado el momento en que pueda jugar béisbol profesional en Chicago.

Eloy Jiménez

You’ll be out chasing the females and snorting coke before summer hits. It’ll be nonstop partying. At home. On the road. It won’t matter.

Willie Mays Aikens