I like to be in a position of helping people. I find it very humbling that, simply by playing baseball, I'm in position to help so many people. I never take that for granted.

The ministry is doing a great job helping people. What happens when the help stops? Is the city taking responsibility for getting help?

This is a good mission. We're definitely making an impact. We're helping people in need. This is what we want.

It makes you feel better about helping people.

I'm not devastated over a baseball game. If somebody came to me and said, 'Your wife is terminally ill.' Or, if my kids and wife get on a plane and I got a call that said, 'Something happened with the plane,' that's devastating.

Far more people quit in the highest dose. It looks like vaccines do have promise in terms of helping people quit smoking.