Asdrubal Cabrera

They tried to make my dad play professional basketball. But he was married young, too, at 20 years old. He wanted to have a family and said that money was not enough. ”

I don't spend the whole off-season in Venezuela. I spend a couple of weeks in Cleveland, go to Florida, take my son to Disney World. But I still have my home, and my whole family lives in Venezuela. ”

It's hard for a shortstop to play with a guy you don't know in the middle of the season. If you know a guy early in spring training, you're working with them. ”

Scouts always think they're right. They're not right all the time. They don't even know how hard it is. Most of those scouts never played baseball. ”

This game is crazy. You're up and down, up and down. When you feel good, you want to be there every time for the team. ”

If you want me to play second, I need time to get ready to play second. If you want me to play short, I need time. ”

You have more time to make the play at second base than shortstop. That's why the game's more quick. ”

When you make the playoffs, it's like you've done your job for the team. I've got that moment in my mind all the time, and I want to be there again. ”

That's where my focus is all the time, trying to get on base. ”

Only facing right-handers and not left-handers is hard for me. ”