Any position they want me to play, I'll be there.
— Asdrubal Cabrera
I got Neil Walker now as my new second baseman. He's great. He looks comfortable there. He knows what he's doing. That's the second baseman you want to play with.
I'm excited to wear my country's jersey.
My dad, he believed in me. My first year was hard for me. I came to the States with myself, and no one came with me.
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.
I thank those people that thought I had lost the agility to play shortstop, because they gave me more motivation.
With my experience, I think I've earned that respect from the team and from my teammates.
I like to keep my team together.
More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.
I've got to take care of the knee to finish the season healthy.
I see the game too slow from second base. That's why I like to play more short.
I've really enjoyed playing this game. It's a game that I try my best to enjoy to the fullest. Without pressure. Relaxed. And that helps me when I play.
Sometimes I'm wrong, sometimes not. But I'm an instinctual player.
Everything that happened last year stays in the past.
When I was in Seattle, I listened to Carlos Guillen and other older players.
Only facing right-handers and not left-handers is hard for me.
I feel like I want to be an Indian all my career.
I think it's hard for someone to play short and then come back to second. It's not the same.
Sure, I get tired. But it's a long season, and you've got to play no matter if you have a little injury. I'm that kind of player.
It was very important for me to play winter ball. It was very important for me, my arm, and my whole body.
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 keep working hard to show people they're wrong.
I don't swing with my knees. I swing with my hands.
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.
Try to do 100 percent, do my job, and that's all.
I think that's the key for a good team, to work together like a family. It's something that I've learned over the years with the experience that I've gotten over 10 seasons.
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.
I like it, but I think second base is too boring.
That's everyone's motivation: to get to the playoffs and win the World Series.
I'm not one to put a lot of pressure on myself.
I'm going to do my best to help the team play hard and help the team win... I'm just coming to play baseball.
I try to do my best every game to help the pitchers and help my team win. That's it.
It makes you feel good that another team wants you, but I play with my heart.
I just work every day.
I would love to stay at one position.
I don't want to leave the field for a little thing. I try to be ready every day.
It's hard to come back and play when you've gone through surgery.
When you get old and play every day like I did, it's hard. Hard on your body. You start to get sore. You gain weight. But that makes me work harder, be stronger in my mind, and show I can still play.
A lot of scouts said I was not capable to play short. Every team that came to me, they wanted me to play third, and I wanted to show everybody that they were wrong.
I always try to boost everyone's spirits.
It's the same game. It's baseball. National League, American League. It's baseball. I just come here and try to do my thing. Do my work and help the team to win.
I just come every day, do my stuff before the game, work hard. You work hard, and it pays off.
I try to be a good teammate.
You have more time to make the play at second base than shortstop. That's why the game's more quick.
I'm a baseball player who likes to enjoy himself and leave everything to God. He knows what'll happen.
Life is so fast. And I still remember when I came up to the big leagues and played as if it were yesterday. Time flies.
I want to be there for the team.
Lindor is a good player. When I was 20, I wasn't conditioned like he is.
You're not going to put up good numbers every year.
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.
