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A rumor is just a rumor.
It is always an honor to put on a uniform.
What happens on the field stays on the field.
You've gotta stay true to yourself, stay who you are.
I always will be the villain, no matter what. I don't know why.
I'm playing in the World Series. Can't get any better than this.
I talk to everyone, but most of the people I hang out with are Latin.
Everybody - come on - everybody is going to get traded at some point.
I know I can be a way better player as a shortstop than I can at third.
Obviously, I'm a shortstop at heart. I want to continue to play shortstop.
Hitting is hard, and even when you work to improve, you can still struggle.
I go from my room to the ballpark and play baseball. I try to keep it simple.
I'm the type of player, once I get in there, I'm locked in. I'm trying to win.
I play hard for my ballclub. Whatever uniform I put on, I'm going to bleed and die.
At the end of the day, I play baseball, and I don't let anything else get in my head.
I'm not the type of guy who is going to be out in front of a microphone for attention.
There's a difference between fake hustle for show and being someone who tries hard to win.
Like I tell everybody, we have to win games, forget about the future, and live in the moment.
Everywhere, I see it's just 'Manny, Manny, Manny.' It kind of gets a little distracting at times.
Defense, for me, is where I really love to put work in most. Defense is, in my mind, what wins games.
I have to switch my own mentality into a winning mode, not playing for myself or trying to be selfish.
At the end of the day, the most important goal is to get to the World Series and to win the World Series.
I'm going to the All-Star Game as an Oriole and as a shortstop. It's just always a blessing. I thank God.
I loved LeBron when he was in Cleveland. Loved him in Miami. And loved him when he went back to Cleveland.
Tempers flare at times. That's what good teams do: they react to things and go out there and leave it all on the field.
I definitely want to be in a place where I can win long-term and be a part of World Series teams for many years to come.
I have done some pretty dumb things. I am not going to lie. I see the things I have done. And I have done some dumb things.
Every time you put on an Oriole uniform, it's always a great blessing, and you always want that opportunity to put that on.
Going over to L.A., L.A. giving up a lot of prospects for me, that kind of shows you what I meant to them, which is amazing.
It's been humbling to have multiple teams interested in me and have people talking about my free agency and what I should do.
Just go out there and play every day. Every day is a new day. Every day is the same day. You've got to just be ready to play.
Do I want to play for a contending team? Yeah. Do I want to go to the playoffs? Yeah. Do I want to win a ring? Of course I do.
Don't let the ball hit you. Catch it or get out of the way. And if you get out of the way, that's when you have to stop playing.
The Orioles drafted me. I did a lot for that community, I did a lot for the state, and they didn't show me a little bit of love.
It's always worth it when you come out here and put on a uniform and step on that field. It's the best feeling you'll ever have.
The biggest thing is, I can never forget where I come from. That's why I wear Miami on my sleeve. I never forget where I grew up.
I hustle, I run down the line, I do whatever I can to win ball games. Those are the only things we can control as baseball players.
Yonder showed me the ropes about life, showed me the ropes about baseball life; he showed me a lot that I couldn't have learned by myself.
Obviously, getting traded halfway through the year is always tough. New faces, new teammates, guys you played against but don't know on a personal level.
Obviously, we need to stand in front of a camera and answer questions, but ultimately, I just play baseball. That's what I'm good at; that's what I know.
Try to be on every pitch, try to be in the moment, and try to think every ball's going to come at you, no matter if it's not, but trying to get that mindset going.
I've been doing this since I was a kid. I'm always going to play the game with a smile on my face, blowing bubbles, sunflower seeds, whatever it is. That's just who I am.
I've played third base for a couple years. I did well, and I thought I was an elite player at that position, but at the end of the day, I've been a shortstop my entire life.
I can't tell you how much it means for the Dodgers' front office, who were already winning without me, to bring me over to help win a championship. Hopefully, I can help deliver that.
I'm not the type of player that's going to be Johnny Hustle and run down the line and slide to first base. That's just not my personality. That's not my cup of tea. That's not who I am.
I'm here to win a World Series. I'm excited to be here with my team. I'm excited to be here with the Dodgers. We've got one goal, which is to win, and we're not going to stop until we get it.
I'm not going to lie: it's tough. There were a couple of games where you're down, and you're in a really dark place, and you don't know if you're ever going to come out of it. You realize, 'Hey, I'm having a bad day,' but you realize there are people out there having worse days.