Mick Abel

I mean, I had cracked a tooth earlier in the day during a game, like just watching, eating popcorn in the clubhouse, went in for a snack and hit it down wrong and went to the dentist, got my tooth fixed, straight from the field, got to the team hotel, realized I hadn't showered, hopped in the shower, cleaned up.

Two minutes later, like two minutes after I got on the show, I go back to my phone and I had tons of texts like, hey, is this real?

And I'm like, oh, it came out.

I'm like, oh, that's crazy.

Like, what the heck?

I knew that nobody could talk to me about it because there were other things that had to go on.

I knew that Duran had to get a physical when they planned it or something like that.

So, yeah, I mean, I found out through Twitter, but it's, like, I feel like a lot of guys find out through Twitter.

It's, like, there's other things that have to happen, like, before the team can call you, I feel like.

And maybe it's not with Twitter trade, but, like, yeah, I mean, I got to talk to the Phillies about it and talk to Preston Mattingly.

Yeah, yeah.

I think it was tough at first because...

Last year was the first year that I really built up the confidence.

That was my first year with a lot of confidence.

I think building the relationships I did in Philadelphia and in Lehigh Valley, it was tough leaving those guys.

There were some guys in those clubhouses that I'd been around for all five years and got to spend time with, whether it was spring training or during a full season.

but a good perspective that I was given from a lot of guys, but Aaron Barrett told me about this one.

He was like, look, it's not a goodbye, it's not a see you never, it's a see you later.

And as long as you treat it as that, you're gonna be able to walk into the next clubhouse whenever you get traded and you're gonna be able to say, yeah, I'm Mick Abel, this is who I am.

I'm here to help you guys win.