Mookie Betts : (10) " Just because you go to free agency doesn’t mean you don’t want to be somewhere. It’s just a part of the business. " - Mookie Betts " Every year you go in and you obviously want to win a World Series, at least make the playoffs. " - Mookie Betts " No matter what I say, people are going to have their opinions and there is nothing I can do about that. " - Mookie Betts " There wasn’t a favorite team or player in the Betts household. I played baseball, day in, day out, and learned the game my own way alongside my parents – Willie and Diana. " - Mookie Betts " I just try to be the same guy each and every day and just do something when we’re hitting or make a nice defensive play or run the bases. Just trying to be consistent in that way. " - Mookie Betts " This game is obviously about failure. You’re going to fail most of the time. It’s how you handle it. " - Mookie Betts " Just to be able to put on the uniform in general is a blessing, and when it says Red Sox on it, it makes it that much better. " - Mookie Betts " Whatever the team takes, whatever it needs, I try to fill that role. " - Mookie Betts " Some people kind of get lost in what everyone else is doing and not pay attention to themselves, and I think I’m one where I pay attention to myself and can set the example for the people coming up. " - Mookie Betts " Every game I’m out there, we’re all trying to affect the game in some way. " - Mookie Betts