I'm extremely excited to move forward. Baseball has been great to me. It's been a great experience. But I'm definitely ready to move on. The lifestyle - people don't realize how difficult it is. A lot of things happened to me this off-season. There are things more important in life (than baseball). I decided to step away.

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It was a very difficult off-season for us. It kind of put things in perspective. It's just what the family needs and wants. That has a little bit to do with it, but not all of it.

149

Nobody thought I'd get out of 'A' ball. I made it to triple-A. I'm happy with where I've gotten and what I've done, but I'm ready to move on.

148