“I always had to prove I could play. They all saw me and always thought I was too mild, that I wasn’t tough enough, that I didn’t care, that my mind was not into baseball. But none of that was true.” ~ Bernie Williams #Yankees #RepBX

"Sunshine, fresh air, we got the team behind us. So, let's play two!" ~ Chicago #Cubs legend Ernie Banks #MLB #Baseball #CubsCon

"He's [Don Mattingly] the best in the league." ~ Carlton Fisk #Yankees #RepBX

"Listen up, because I've got nothing to say and I'm only going to say it once." ~ Yogi Berra #Yankees #RepBX

“Mickey Mantle spent his entire 18-year career with the #Yankees, winning seven World Series titles. He was named the American League's Most Valuable Player three times and ended his career with 536 home runs.” ~ Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru

“Bernie Williams — whose 16-season New York Yankees career lasted from 1991 to 2006 — may at best be a borderline Cooperstown inductee, but he was a more-than-worthy successor to Joe D. and The Mick as a center fielder par excellence.” ~ Rob Edelman #Yankees #RepBX

Stunning Sandy Koufax picture

"The was no quit in him." ~ Willie Randolph on Thurman Munson #Yankees #RepBX

100 Years Ago: Fans arrive for the first ever Opening Day at Yankee Stadium in 1923! #MLB #Yankees #Baseball #OpeningDay

Happy Armed Forces Day to all the brave men and women who are currently serving. Your dedication to our country, your selflessness and courage, and your unwavering commitment to keeping us safe and defending our freedoms inspires us all. #ArmedForcesDay

44 Years Ago Today: The baseball world lost Thurman Munson - the heart & soul of the 1970s New York #Yankees (August 2, 1979) #MLB #Legend

Legendary players pose at the new Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY in 1939 (seated) Eddie Collins, Babe Ruth, Connie Mack & Cy Young (standing) Honus Wagner, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Tris Speaker, Nap Lajoie, George Sisler & Walter Johnson #HOF #MLB #Baseball #History

Standing watch on this #SunsetSunday ☀️ Seaman Josue Bailon, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), stands starboard lookout watch during a transit through the Suez Canal. 📸: ISC Aubree Miller

Happy #OpeningDay

America lost 2,403 souls at Pearl Harbor 82 years ago. Today, we lost another. Lou Conter, the last survivor of the USS Arizona, passed away Monday. We are grateful of the service of LCDR Conter, as well as that of all of our veterans. Let's remember them. #PearlHarbor

God Bless the men and women who gave it all for us 🇺🇸 #MemorialDay

“There are only two seasons – winter and baseball." ~ Bill Veeck #MLB

UCONN WINS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆🐺 Huskies get their 12th title and first since 2016 🤯

All this work involved and the lifespan of a baseball is usually a few pitches.