Christian Arroyo said
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“Around the trade deadline, stuff gets tense,”
masslive Friday, December 2, 2022 3:04:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
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“It stinks, because we would have rather have been in the other situation where we were buy, buy, buy at the deadline and adding guys,” “It just didn’t work out that way”
masslive Friday, December 2, 2022 3:04:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“This is a good ball club, the Orioles,” “Late in the game, against anyone, it's always good to push in some insurance runs across there. It wound up being huge”
wcvb Sunday, August 21, 2022 6:58:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“I felt good. It’s always exciting to get back out there,” “I was just trying to slow things down a bit, but it was just good to get back out there and get my legs under me”
masslive Wednesday, June 22, 2022 4:45:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“That was a huge homestand for us,”
masslive Monday, May 23, 2022 2:50:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“Did you see how I reacted? I was going nuts,”
eagletribune Monday, May 23, 2022 2:14:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“Every day you get in the big leagues is a blessing,” “At the end of the day -- I talk to my wife about it a lot -- you’re going to be a former player a lot longer than you are a current player, so you have to enjoy these days as much as you can. That’s what I try to do. These guys make it easy”
masslive Saturday, May 21, 2022 11:38:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“You can either look at it and be pissed off about it and mope and cry or whatever, or you can go the opposite route, which is the way I like to do it,” “Every day here is a blessing and every day I get to wear the Red Sox uniform is a blessing”
masslive Saturday, May 21, 2022 11:38:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“I’m definitely getting more comfortable,” “The in-game stuff is a little different. The speed of the game is a little different than shagging BP. But no, I’m getting used to ball flights off the bat and different exit (velocities) and lefties and righties and all that, it definitely makes it easier when you get in there. It’s just another tool to add to the bag”
masslive Saturday, May 21, 2022 11:38:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“Coming in and facing the lefties I’m facing then on those days, giving guys days off, it’s about not being a liability and moreso just being a guy who can slot into the lineup, make plays and just be a guy who has quality ABs,”
masslive Saturday, May 21, 2022 11:38:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“That’s classic Rich Hill right there,” “I got the opportunity to talk with Rich a lot and he’s just a competitor. It’s easy to see why he’s still pitching at the age he is and why he’s still succeeding. For him to come out, that start was huge”
masslive Saturday, April 30, 2022 6:54:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
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about Tyler Danish
)
:
“Those guys were probably the cream of the crop,” “They were nationally touted. Danish, at one point in time, was flying under the radar. I played against him and I knew how good how he was for a while. I knew him pretty well. There were other guys who probably had more exposure, but he was, statistically, just as good”
masslive Sunday, April 24, 2022 7:55:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“It’s good. There’s really nothing that’s been hard about it,”
masslive Sunday, April 3, 2022 3:46:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“It’s probably easier because you have way more time,” “And realistically, if the ball’s hit hard over your head, it’s probably a homer. I think the toughest plays are going to be the ones where every outfielder look like they’re not comfortable making, which are the balls hit hard on lines that you have to dive for. And then playing right with the right-handed guys who are kind of slicing away from you and top-spinning stuff. But I think that will just kind of come with time”
masslive Sunday, April 3, 2022 3:46:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“He always tells me ‘hey we’re going to take it slow, I don’t want you going out there trying to make these ridiculous plays right now. Just catch the ball in front of you, catch the ground balls, catch the balls in the air,’” “I think as stuff kind of progresses and I get more comfortable out there and that becomes easier, that’s when you can get a little different with everything”
eagletribune Thursday, March 31, 2022 7:03:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“I’ve never really done anything like that before, especially in a game,” “So being able to do that, and feel comfortable doing it, seamlessly transitioning to ‘ok here’s the track, here’s the fence,’ boom, make the catch. It’s one of those things that with time will become more comfortable, but that being said it was pretty cool to get that out of the way”
eagletribune Thursday, March 31, 2022 7:03:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
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about Will Venable
)
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“For me it’s kind of like a calming factor when you can get a little bit of affirmation from him or a guy like [bench coach] Will Venable, who played in the big leagues for a long time,”
eagletribune Thursday, March 31, 2022 7:03:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“The easiest one in sports right now,”
bostonglobe Saturday, March 26, 2022 11:13:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“I’ve always kind of gravitated to the underdog, and I think the reason why is most of the time when you read or listen to good movies or watch good movies about sports teams it’s usually the underdog, I think there’s a little bit of that mentality in all of us athletes,”
bostonglobe Saturday, March 26, 2022 11:13:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“Adding a player of that caliber... that’s a boost to our roster,”
masslive Monday, March 21, 2022 12:47:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo told
:
“I’m a professional baseball player,”
masslive Saturday, March 19, 2022 9:33:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“I’ve never tried it before,”
masslive Saturday, March 19, 2022 9:33:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“I’m just gonna go out there and learn as much as I can and become the best at whatever it is I’m doing,” “Strive to be a better baseball player. I think being versatile, especially in the game nowadays is huge. I don’t want to be that guy who doesn’t want to move (positions) because I think it’s in my personal interest or whatever. Nah. I’m here to win baseball games and that’s what I want to do”
masslive Saturday, March 19, 2022 9:33:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“I was working on some things and I was definitely doing some things where I felt like they were putting me in a better position to be successful (offensively) at this level,” “Listen. I don’t have it figured out. To be honest, I don’t think anyone ever will really have it figured out. It’s just one of those games where you fail more than you succeed. And that’s just part of it. But for me, I made some good adjustments in the offseason and even into spring training now, I’m still making those adjustments and still working and still striving to be better”
masslive Saturday, March 19, 2022 9:33:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“It was the right thing to do,”
bostonglobe Tuesday, March 15, 2022 6:49:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“We’ve got a collective group game plan, and we want to execute it with every at-bat, every pitch as much as we can,”
masslive Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:31:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
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about Eddie Rodriguez
)
:
“Look back at that first inning, you, and it looked like Urquidy threw how many pitches? 12? It looked like he was cruising,” “Eddie (Rodriguez) came out and like he was cruising and for a split-second you’re thinking, all right, this is probably going to be a pitcher’s duel and we’re going to have to scratch and crawl our way through”
houstonchronicle Tuesday, October 19, 2021 9:27:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“What Dugie did in the at-bat is so big in setting the table, and what it does is 11 pitches … it wears down a pitcher,”
houstonchronicle Tuesday, October 19, 2021 9:27:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“They’re going to have field day with that one,”
masslive Tuesday, October 19, 2021 8:16:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“And then we’ll fire it up, and everyone goes nuts,”
nytimes Friday, October 15, 2021 7:41:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“Obviously, situations like this you have to score runners,” “You know, as an offense I thought we did a good job of getting our knocks, but you got to have that blow”
masslive Friday, October 8, 2021 11:08:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“With runners at first and second, we go 3-0 and then it’s ball four for a strike and then ball five for a strike,” “It’s just frustrating because that changes the whole outlook of the game. Now we have bases loaded with no outs and we’re down 3-1 with our offense. Who knows? We put up a six-spot there, it’s a completely different game. I’m not going to say that was the entire game, obviously. But it was frustrating to have that many calls against me personally”
masslive Saturday, June 19, 2021 8:56:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“This is a game of failure. We’re all human beings and we’re going to make mistakes,” “It is what it is. I haven’t even seen the last pitch that I got rung up on after. I asked them when I came in. They said it clipped the zone, whatever. But even going back to before that, the 0-1 slider was off the plate”
masslive Saturday, June 19, 2021 8:56:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
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about Jim Wolf
)
:
“I just know for me personally, that there were some missed calls,” “It’s part of the game though. It is what it is. I don’t look at Jim (Wolf) any differently. It was just a frustrating first game and I just let him know that I wasn’t pleased with the call. Like I said, the last one may have been a strike, but it was just kind of building up over some other calls”
masslive Saturday, June 19, 2021 8:56:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“For me, I had been preparing all game,” “I knew the potential of who I was going to face, which was going to be a lefty. Tried to look at as many lefties as I could just to see pitch shapes again”
masslive Thursday, June 17, 2021 10:55:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“It’s pretty unparalleled to anything I’ve ever experienced in baseball my entire life,”
masslive Saturday, June 12, 2021 1:38:00 PM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“Kiké was busting down the line, forced a throw. Next thing you know he’s at second, in scoring position,”
wcvb Saturday, June 12, 2021 7:20:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
(
about Fenway Park
)
:
“That was my first Fenway homer in front of fans,” “It was pretty awesome. I’m an emotional player when it comes to that kind of stuff. I love to win. I hit it, I saw it and at that point I knew it I was out, I kind of just blacked out a little bit. I was just excited”
masslive Friday, June 11, 2021 9:21:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“We had the lead and then we lost the lead,” “It just felt like one of those things where it was like, ‘Let’s just regroup here. We have a really good offense, and three runs is nothing. I went in there with a plan. I was fortunate enough to execute my plan and fortunate enough for it to work out”
masslive Friday, June 11, 2021 9:21:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
"Every time I play this game, I give it my all," "Coming in last night, getting in late, after that sweep, a promising end to our road trip, it's never easy getting in at 3:10 in the morning and playing"
arkansasonline Tuesday, June 8, 2021 10:09:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“Every time I play this game, I give it my all,” “Coming in last night, getting in late, after that sweep, a promising end to our road trip, it’s never easy getting in at 3:10 in the morning and playing”
wsvn Tuesday, June 8, 2021 6:58:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“Every time I play this game, I give it my all,” “Coming in last night, getting in late, after that sweep, a promising end to our road trip, it’s never easy getting in at 3:10 in the morning and playing”
eagletribune Tuesday, June 8, 2021 4:58:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“It’s always good to get the first one on the board,”
masslive Friday, June 4, 2021 4:27:00 AM EAT
Christian Arroyo said
:
“And Jeter (Downs) hit a home run in one of the games to right center,” “I mean just flicked the wrists and I’m like, ‘Jeezum crow. This place flies.’ That’s not a knock on them (Duran and Downs). Those guys can hit. They’ve got some juice in there. But I’m also seeing it where I’m seeing guys hit pop-ups to right and all of a sudden, the guy’s at the track and he’s catching the ball on the track”
masslive Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:30:00 AM EAT