I love being a Yankee, and it’s hard not to. It’s a special place to play.

Any time you get named in a list like that, it’s very humbling. You see the careers those guys have had, and the career Pujols is going to have, it’s nice to be a part...

I’m happy to get this deal done and kind of get the business out of the way. I enjoy playing the game. This isn’t always an easy part of it. I’m glad to get ready...

My dad and all my family were into baseball. His brothers, my mom’s brothers, my mom’s father. Baseball was just always a part of our family.

That was the hardest ball ever hit to me down at first base.

We’ll have All-Stars two deep in the lineup, and then we’ll also have a pitching staff full of All-Stars.

There’s a lot of talent around the world. Anybody playing major league baseball, you look to your left there might be a player from Korea, you look to your right there might be a player...

It took me 16 at-bats. I told these guys it’s not that easy.

I enjoy spending time with my family. And when my family’s not around, when I’m on the road, a lot of sleep. I get my rest. I understand how important my job is and how...

I’m half-Italian and my name is Portuguese. Michael Young is half-Mexican. There are players from the United States that have heritage elsewhere and it’s a great thing to have a world cup to celebrate the...

He probably saved two or three runs. If he doesn’t make that play, I think the game is ours.

My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.

I want to win this thing more than anybody. And to be playing against the best players in the world, you want to win even more.

I’ve noticed we’ve been going after hitters a lot more this year, and throwing more strikes, and it’s shown in our success. It’s been nice. Any time the pitching staff is doing that better and...

I have no idea what will happen. It’s something my agent and I will sit down and talk about. I know I’m here for three more years.

You can’t go wrong going with the United States and picking us as the favorites.

As much as you don’t like disciplining your kids, you have to sometimes. Kids want that structure, that leadership, that guidance. I think that’s what I try to give my children.

I’m still going to be playing baseball, still getting my work in. The team might miss me a little bit, but at the same time, when we get back, it will be like we’ve never...

I thought I was safe. As I came in, I saw a small piece of the plate and I slid to it. If a catcher has the plate blocked off, I’m either going to slide...

The American Museum of Natural History is my son’s absolute favorite place in the world! So we really, really, really love New York.

We definitely could have played better. Anytime you lose, there are things you could have done better.

I think Roger Clemens knows what he wants. If he’s got any questions, we’ll be happy to answer them. Hopefully, he’s leaning this way … but I’m not going to go over there and bend...

The unfortunate thing is that I’ve been here three years and it seems like that at the end of three years, we’re right where we started.

It celebrates the whole world and gives us a chance to show the world how great the game is. I’m half Italian and my name is Portuguese. The great thing about this is the United...

Education is very important to me, as is helping children.

Those are three great players, … You can feel good about your accomplishment when you’re mentioned with those players. Hitting 40 homers is a great number that not many people get to.

It’s very encouraging. We have been waiting for this for a lot of years, and for the first month of the season, we’ve gotten exactly what we’ve been looking for.

I love Tumi because of the lifetime guarantee. And their luggage is just so solid. Looks good. Versatile. My carry-on bag is Tumi. My hanging bag is Tumi. My big suitcase is Tumi. All black....

It’s tough when your No. 2 starter goes down, and you trade the most popular guy in the clubhouse. A lot of things happen over the course of the year. Hopefully, good things will happen.

We are still young, but at the same time we are experienced. Most people think of young as being inexperienced, and that’s not the case here.

I’ve never even talked to him [Daniels]. I can’t have much issue with a guy I’ve never even talked to. But I can say this: We haven’t won as much as we’d like to in...

I was always a neat kid. I never wanted my hands dirty. I wasn’t a dirty kid. A lot of kids like to run around. If I was rolling around the dirt, I went home...

I want to win more than anybody. You put us up against the rest of the world, and I’m going to want to win even more.

I’ve never been more unhappy as a Ranger than the last two weeks. Nothing’s going right. A lot of things are going on, and none of them are positive.

I’m a Baltimore guy. I’ve always loved Baltimore and always will love Baltimore, but baseball is baseball, and when you’re playing on the opposing team, you’re going to get booed.

It was nice to break through and get a lot of runs.

It’s not a fun process. There is no need for the team and a player to be on opposing sides a week or two before spring training. It’s good to be on the same page.

If he hits his spot he probably gets me out. You can’t expand the zone against him. He’s one of the best in the game. I was lucky enough to get a pitch over the...

I want to be the player who hits home runs, drives in runs.

It’s crazy and it’s funny. It’s an outrageous comment, an outrageous claim.

What I like about this year compared to last year is that I really haven’t had a lot of fluctuation from big highs to big lows, … When you do that, your team can count...

I’m not one of those crazy collectors – I don’t have a hundred watches. Only five or six. But I do like to wear a nice watch, especially if we’re on the road and I’m...

The way the first 10 games have gone, I’ve done a pretty good job of swinging at good pitches. That shows in the lack of strikeouts. Anytime you swing as hard as I do, you’re...

Maybe that’s it. Either that or there was a flaw or defect in the baseball. I hit it hard but … I don’t know if I could take credit for that.

It’s a real honor to be included among the list of finalists, when you see the names that are there, … Some of the guys who won the Hank Aaron Award in the past are...

I have a lot of watches that need to be kept wound, so if I take two of them on a trip, there’s always one sitting around. And if it sits around for a day,...

best hitter in the game

He is a guy that is capable of carrying his team with his bat. He kind of gets hidden in our lineup. He is in a zone right now, and when you get that way,...

I’ve been very fortunate to play for four great organizations, but New York really takes the cake. Wearing the pinstripes is something that’s very special to me, and it’s the greatest organization in sports history.

I think we have to feel good. We started the season playing pretty poorly all around. To be where we are right now, we can’t complain.