Quotes

I know a lot is expected of me, but I'm surrounded by some great teammates.

I do a lot of planks. I feel like the plank is the most underrated core workout; that's one of my go-to moves.

That's what it's all about - postseason baseball.

You have to earn your job every day.

I know I wouldn't be a New York Yankee if it wasn't for my mom: the guidance she gave me as a kid growing up, knowing the difference from right and wrong, how to treat people and how to go the extra mile and put in extra work, all that kind of stuff.

That's your dream, to play professional baseball. When you get the opportunity like that, getting drafted - especially by Oakland, a California team, pretty close to home - it was tempting. At the time, I just didn't think I was ready or mature enough mentally or physically to start pro ball.

Any time you play shortstop or center field, the majority of the baseballs are hit in the middle of the field.

Being around veteran leaders such as CC Sabathia and Brett Gardner really helped me.

For me, it's just about taking it one at-bat, one pitch, one play at a time.

I'd rather be in a good position in the playoffs and holding up a World Series trophy than holding up an MVP trophy.

You never hit a good slider or curveball; you just try to go after the mistakes.

Defensively, hitting-wise, running the bases. There's always room to improve. That motivates me to get a little better every day.

You define great players as guys that are out there grinding, battling every day with their team.

That's why we play. That's why we train. That's why we do everything in the offseason. It is to win a World Series.

I love the city of New York. It's kind of fun. I grew up in the country, so I'm getting a little change of pace. The city has been great.

The New York Yankees' organization - they train us well from the get-go. They tell us how to handle everything.

I kind of wish I would have been able to see the old Yankee Stadium after seeing the new one.

The biggest thing for me is I want to be consistent.

If my barrel meets the ball, I think good things are going to happen.

I had a lot of fun playing football and basketball, but deep down, the chess match or cat-and-mouse game between the pitcher and batter in baseball really drew me in. It's a thinking man's game, and for me, nothing can compare to that.

A lot of people love to watch the Yankees.

My dad was my role model; he always did the right thing.

My dad played junior college basketball, and he always showed me clips of Michael Jordan.

For me, all my negative thoughts that I have about, 'How did you miss that pitch? Why did you miss that pitch? You shouldn't have missed that pitch.' I just kind of sit there and kind of crush it up, and once I'm done doing that... I just kind of toss it aside.

Usually when you get on the sweet spot of the bat, you don't really feel it.