#major league

Well, I wanted to play twenty years in the major leagues. I never made it twenty though. I played nineteen. ↗

— Bert Campaneris

#leagues #made #major #major leagues #never

And then when I went to stay in '68, I can honestly say that I was not focused on my career and on what it took to be a major league pitcher and to be a starting pitcher. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#focused #honestly #i #i can #league

I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary was seven thousand dollars, and I'd have to go home in the wintertime and get a job. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#came #dollars #game #get #go

This illuminates not only fans' interest in major league teams but also the minors and even Little League. ↗

— John Thorn

#even #fans #illuminates #interest #league

But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a ballplayer, a major league ballplayer. ↗

— Curt Flood

#doing #here #i #i want you #know

Major League Baseball has always recognized the influence that our stars can have on the youth of America. As such, we are concerned that recent revelations and allegations of steroid use have been sending a terrible message to young people. ↗

— Bud Selig

#always #america #baseball #been #concerned

My motive, and I will make it clear and look you in the eyes, is to attack major league baseball. That's my motive. ↗

— Jose Canseco

#baseball #clear #eyes #i #league

I would love to see as many of the black players as possible in today's Major League Baseball make every effort to go to the Negro Leagues Museum and get a first-hand view of how it all started. ↗

— Ferguson Jenkins

#black #effort #every #first-hand #get

I'd like to help educate kids about the Major Leagues - what to anticipate, what to expect, what they'll need to do to prepare themselves. ↗

— Barry Bonds

#anticipate #educate #expect #help #i

That's what every young kid thinks about when they first put on a uniform - is to play in the Major League and then, ultimately, play in a World Series. To me, that was the ultimate, winning in '86. ↗

— Gary Carter

#every #first #kid #league #major