This one might be number one. I feel like
when I won gold and platinum back in 2015 to
, to have my name. Um, and that
tr that beautiful trophy in my house was, uh
, you know, a moment, I'll never forget
the first one you get is incredible because you're just
, you're pinching yourself and just saying that this actually
real. Uh, but, you know, after
playing for so long and then going to a different
team, I told the Blue Jays, I said
I want to be the best nine hole hitter in
the league and I want to go out and provide
gold glove defense and I've worked my butt off getting
through rehab last year and working through a torn hip
labrum to get back to my form. And,
uh, you know, I got the hardware of
a gold glove for the 2023 season to prove it
. And I am so freaking proud of that.
I uh I worked my butt off and, you
know, I, I went out there and gave
it everything I had and, and I know all
my teammates and coaches appreciate me in Toronto and that's
the, that's just the best compliment um I could
ever get when you know, guy, I mean
, you sit out there and put your body on
the line and that's what I love to do.
That's why I love doing my whole career and,
and to get that recognition and get the gold glove
. It's an award that is so prestigious to me
, it means the world and uh like I said
, it just, it motivates me to, to
wanna get more and, and once again, I'm
gonna work my butt off to always have my name
in this conversation. Uh Every year, the thrill
of the unknown is so fun for me. Uh
But yeah, you, you hit a couple points
there. I wanna win. I wanna, I
wanna have a good playing opportunity is, I mean
, I, you know, as a player,
you wanna sit here and be an everyday player as
long as you can or close to it, you
know, if I play five or six days a
week. Um I don't, I, I can't
play 162. I'll tell you that, but I
want to play the majority of games and I want
to be out there more times than not. Uh
you know, all these things matter. But I'm
here at this point. I want to win a
World Series. I want to go to a team
where players care where I fit into their system.
Well, I wanna go to someplace where you know
, hopefully a passionate fan base. Once again,
I'm gonna be an open book. I'm gonna listen
to each and every team, um you know,
who's interested in me and how they fit me into
their team and, and uh talk it over with
my family and hopefully end up in the, in
the best place possible.