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" My job is just to go out and play hard every day. "
Andrew Benintendi
Every Day
Go
Hard
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" I think the biggest adjustment I've made before coming here was going from High A to Double A. I was going in facing pitchers who had more experience and knew how to throw all their stuff for strikes and in hitter's counts, things like that. "
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" I try to focus on what I can control, and that's just playing hard and playing well. "
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" You're going to struggle. You're going to do well. You can't really let the past or the day before - whether you had a good day or bad day - dictate the day you have that certain day. "
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" I don't think it's a secret that I'm not a fan of all the attention and the media, stuff like that, but I understand it's part of it, and I have to do it. "
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Understand
" It's definitely a dream come true playing for the Red Sox. "
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