New York Yankees

I can see why it wouldn’t make much sense to someone watching for the first time. I raced all the way to the warning track in left field, almost 250 feet in a dead sprint from where I’d started, just in front of second base.

I love sprinting. It’s one of my favorite things about what I get to do, besides the incredible friendships I’ve made, the interactions I’ve had with fans of all ages and the chance to keep playing some kind of baseball. It doesn’t look like what any of us grew up with -- I’ve never seen a big league second baseman run from his position to chase down a ball in the deepest reaches of the outfield, then heave it back toward the infield to catch a runner and win a “Showdown.”

You might not have any idea what I’m talking about. That’s cool. But more and

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