Jacob deGrom

“When you get out there on the mound, you've got what you've got, and you got to figure out a way to get outs.”

“I've actually enjoyed pitching on the road in the postseason. You go out there, and you're getting booed, and it's fun to try to silence the crowd.”

“You've got to play every game until it's over. Baseball is a funny game, so you never know what's going to happen.”

“I would say I stay pretty calm. Don't let the game get too fast on me. I try to keep my emotions in check, I guess, so I don't show that anything fazes me out there. And I try to take it one pitch at a time.”

“I like that the pitcher hits. I think that my feeling is that everybody should play a position. In order to hit, you have to play a position. That's just my view of it. I feel that's more baseball, and the games are managed different. I enjoy the National League, how it's played.”

“We're pretty good at putting bunts down and really good at hitting. I know as a pitcher, when you face a pitcher you know can hit, that's not fun. I think taking pride in that, and being able to hit helps your own cause.”

“My freshman year, I played third, and sophomore and junior, third.”

“I really like using the softening cream. It helps me go out there with confidence to do what I need to do, and at the same time, it's very functional and helps keep the hair out of my mouth so I can focus on pitching.”

“I try to keep it the same, try to stay humble.”

“I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there.”

“I don't like giving up hits and stuff, but I try not to show it. I don't want the hitter to see that something bothers me.”

“I think my job is to keep the ball down. I always say I try to go out there and get early contact, and strikeouts just seem to happen.”

“When you have your best stuff, it's a lot easier to pitch.”