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- Drafted
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't going to be drafted to steal bases at 18.
- Bigger
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always had a bigger body, even when I was 18.
- Bay
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- Nov 07, 2020
K.C. and the Bay Area are opposites.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
We were driving by the local athletic association in Orange Park, Florida, and there was this sign for T-ball signups. I was maybe 6 or 7, and my dad looked at me and said, 'Hey, do you wanna give this a try?'
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
If he wasn't so vital in my younger days, I would have never kept up with baseball. At some point, your dad has to motivate you until you actually realize what you're doing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I turned 12 or 13 years old, even as a dad, you can't make a kid play anymore, but up until that point, he pushed me to keep playing, and when I turned 13, I didn't want to do anything else. He was just there with me at the cage every day because I wanted him to go with me and throw to me and work on what I needed to work on.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's just my job to prove I belong in there. I've been in the league a long time.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's always times when, the organization, we're losing 90 games at a time, and it always feels like we're developing players. But you just continue to grind and continue to do your job.
- Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once you have come-from-behind wins, you have confidence as a team that you're going to do it.
- Definitely
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- Nov 07, 2020
Winning is definitely contagious.
- Career
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been an everyday player my whole career.
- Redneck
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a redneck.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
My nickname is 100 percent fan-based. It's not like one day I said, 'Hey, I want to be named Country Breakfast.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I expect to always do well. It's the kind of competitiveness in me. I'm not here to try to just be mediocre.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
The key to hitting a lot of home runs as a player at Kauffman Stadium is that you'd better run into some on the road.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been happy playing in Kansas City.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the game starts, you don't really look at uniforms.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
You always expect to hit for more power.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
That - 2012 - was definitely my best year, and sometimes it's hard to replicate that.
- Difference
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's the thing about pinch-hitting - you usually have a chance to make a difference in the game.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you pinch-hit, you know you're getting their best guys, and usually it's a reliever and a guy that's got a really good slider or a really good fastball.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
You see certain guys enough, and you recognize pitches and stuff. Some guys you see better than others.
- Even
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference.
- Definitely
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- Nov 07, 2020
I definitely enjoy my barbecue.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to work hard each day and try to figure out what's going on and try to get better each day.
- Nov 07, 2020
My track record speaks for itself.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll always be forever tied to the Royals organization and the community there.
- Fans
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- Nov 07, 2020
Kansas City is just a great place. I love the fans.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a major-league baseball player is tough, so whenever you say 'face of the franchise,' I'm not trying to be that.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just trying to go out there and play the game the right way and lead by example.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not in this game to make the most money.
- Anything
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm going to consistently hit anywhere between .290 and .310. Anything above that, I'm catching breaks and finding holes.
- Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2012, everything was going right.
- Mediocre
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not here to be mediocre.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have so many at-bats, and obviously if you go three out of 10, you're doing well for the season, so you try to forget every at-bat you have that's not a good one and try to stay positive.
- Big Leagues
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- Nov 07, 2020
I offer a proven track record in the big leagues that can hit left-handers or right-handers.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love everything about Kansas City.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best compliment you can give a hitter is he's a tough out; that initiates fear in a pitcher.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want the pitcher to know he can't take a pitch off, or I'm going to damage him.
- Guy
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- Nov 07, 2020