“Buddy Bell was a terrific man to deal with and work for. I was a 20-ye...” — Marcus Semien Quote

Buddy Bell was a terrific man to deal with and work for. I was a 20-year-old kid coming out of college ball. I went right to low-A. Buddy and the outstanding managers and coaches had a plan for me right away. They were respected and extremely respectful and supportive of me.

I've never played outfield.

Cal's a place that our player alumni - we always want to come back and show the current players what we've learned in pro ball. Kind of just share our experience with them.

The biggest thing in the postseason is putting the ball in play, working counts and swinging at good pitches.

I owe a lot to coming through the White Sox organization and their belief in me. I had some great managers and instructors in the Sox system.

In this big ball of people, I'm just one grain of sand on this beach.

So it must be my mental, because sometimes when I start on the tee, I still worry about whether my ball is going to hit right or left.

If I'm not driving the golf ball, now I can rely on something else to really get me through. It took me a while to get my game to that position, but I feel like I'm comfortable doing that now.

I feel good doing it. It's not like guys are stripping me at half-court or I'm just losing the ball dribbling. I think I'm handling the ball pretty well, just trying to make good passes, man.

I am happy with my form; I just need to score a couple of goals. I want the ball. I want to create something.