 All right, brother. So first off down in Baltimore crabs are huge Since you got to spend a lot of time down there. Did you eat crabs a lot? There was a couple of places that we would go to there's a place called costas It's kind of outside the city a lot of guys would go to get some good crabs there So it was definitely something I tried out when I first got there and then as I was there for a lot longer There was some other good food in the city that we like They're just kind of tough to eat Like they take a long time to crack and actually get yeah the crab meat and then like an hour goes by And you're not full right and like you got cuts on your hands. Yeah There was a I think one of the first times it took my wife She didn't like cracking the crabs and so I was like the whole day I was cracking the crabs and then she was taking the meat. So I was like Cracking crabs for her and me and I was over it. I was like, I didn't even eat I was like this is done. We're never doing this again Be in a huge history buff. Have you been able to locate a Confidential black book of some of the wildest conspiracies out there. I haven't The thing that I've been on like kind of lately with some history I was kind of like collecting like rare items from you know, I you know, my grandfather served in World War two My dad was in the military in Vietnam My friends and stuff like that so that are in the military that have served So I'm actually in the process of collecting things from them whether it's uniforms My grandfather passed away, but he had a purple he has a purple heart in my house and making a having a room Where it's gonna be all dedicated to you know whether artifacts that I buy from like those war periods like all the way back to the Revolutionary War and Then current stuff from like family members I think we're gonna have a pretty cool collection when it's all said and done that I can put together So hopefully put some photos up so people can check that out on social media whenever I get it done Did Neil Armstrong land on the moon? I would say a 100% right I could be wrong we When I was looking in Baltimore, we went down to NASA in Houston and we walked through the room where the Mission control was when they when they launched and land on the moon I'm not gonna name the player, but he was like so he was talking to one of the astronauts I just said I got back from the International Space Station He was like so okay did did we really land on the moon or there's all things and we just started dying laughing and we're like are you really gonna and the guy was like, you know We landed on the moon, you know, but it was so funny. He was so genuine like okay Hey, I just I gotta ask this question Did we really was that staged and they actually not thought it was really funny and that was a cool experience So that I'm I've been starting to be like, you know the history and space like I'm kind of Maybe all over the board with stuff that I like, but I'm definitely My son's really into science right now and planets So I feel like my hobbies are kind of the stuff that my kids are getting into too You guys got a chance to take some nice photos at Yankee Stadium brought your family out there And it was nice that when you announced that you're coming back to the Yankees You posted the one photo of all you guys on the mound that looked like there's a special moment for you guys Yeah, it's always nice You know the kid my kids are so young right now that try to take as many photos of them at the baseball field as you can The two all-star games. I've been to they're so young like My wife's like you need to make a couple more so they actually like remember them Just keep playing. Yeah, you keep playing keep playing So but those are those are cool memories like getting on the field and son's four now so he knows what's going on and He loves coming to the field and he always asked me. Hey, can I come to the ball ball field with you today? And I'm like, I mean I mean you can yeah, but you can't like I mean daddy's got stuff to do at the field He's like why'd you say you're lucky, you know, I'm like, so I'm looking forward to like when he's a little bit older Like bringing him in and even my daughters too, you know I feel like in baseball we always in Baltimore show Walter That was one cool thing that he did there was a lot of daughters there And he had a whole day in the clubhouse where it was just bringing daughters in the field day That's pretty cool because the girls get left out You know Obviously, it's tough because it's just it's an all-male environment in the club house and stuff But it's still nice when you can bring your daughter in there, too And it's not always You got your daughter the pink glove, right? Yeah. Yeah, that was awesome to see. Yeah, I got her that glove I got my son one last year and my daughter was playing with it all the time and I have another have a newborn daughter So I got to get her one next to seven we'll have the glove but yeah, she likes it She she's into she's into the baseball and she's only two but My wife has some funny videos of her coming to the game. She knows I'm coming in the game and stuff like that We're on TV. So it's cool. I try to keep her involved and You know, I come from a family of all boys. So I always got to be you know with my son and stuff I always got to remember like, you know, my daughter's into everything that that's going on, too She she can be a little tomboy enjoy playing sports and baseball too. So always keep her involved So when did the Dominican side come into the Britain family or your like family tree? So We I grew up in Southern California. So When I was younger, I just remember going and seeing we called her mama ultra and she was the one that we'd go down She didn't speak very good English We go down to her house and she'd make us authentic Dominican food and that Dominican side is fascinating How well is your Spanish? It's awful awful. Yeah, that's the hardest part is that I don't speak Spanish So I feel like if I did it'd be easier to explain, you know, how my mom's Dominican and I always thought that'd be pretty cool You know, and I think now it is Just important if you can learn another language, man, you're just so far ahead of the game So, you know a thing or two about the Dominican recipes. What's your go-to? My favorite is like is Moro. So M-O-R-O rice, so it's like a rice and bean mixed together You know, you throw some green all the chopped up green olives in there Like pollo gasado is really good, too But like mom ultra she would she would make a lot when we come there I think she makes them like oxtail and some that and not then you're getting into some like cow tongue stuff that like Like I drew the line there, you know, but my aunt Used to make rice and beans So good some chicken in there, but the pollo gasado too Rice and beans would be my go-to which is obviously a staple over there You had tweeted out big news about the name. I was like back and forth Spelt it with an age spelt it with a K like a K's officially. It's all my birth certificate, right? So all my legal documents with a K driver's license K. It just had been it had been something that I Can blame my parents but And it was just like yeah, you know, we wanted the new to be an age the birth certificate kind of got messed up and just never went to change it, you know and Long story short the the Yankees when they were they sent me my contract over this year They had my name with an age wife being an attorney. She's like, hey, you know, it's got to match up It's got to be like it's got to be like legit I was like, all right. Well, I guess I'll tell him and I called Scott Boris and Hey name of my contract strong and he was like, oh, yeah, you know same thing. He's like, okay We'll make sure we change it one thing led to another like why are you going by an age? You know, I was like the stage name. I don't know like I figured it was a slow free agent market at that time and I was right because That tweet took off more than I ever thought I would for just saying that I was changing one letter of my name It was funny. There's some of the responses I got were great. Actually, there were so many Zaks that You know tweeted at me and commented on that saying that they go through the same stuff all the time You know or even other names too. I thought it was funny like it's not It's a universal problem where people are just like whatever You know, there's always like trolls on any social media But for the most part I would say the interaction with fans on the social media if you do it the right way Is really rewarding you can reach people in other countries, you know Those fans might not be able to travel to see you play or ask you questions. I always find the interaction is pretty positive I think it's it's a great tool to get your message out with where social media stands today in baseball What would you like to see more of it's a good question? I think eventually there's gonna be way more technology in the game, right? because If you know if I'm watching Football if I'm watching basketball if I'm watching hockey or whatever soccer, you know It's always cool done like what are the players thinking? What are they talking about here? Some guys will be like, hey, yeah, you can mic me up when I'm pitching in or you know when I'm Outplaying the field, you know, you see that the Ulster game, right? They're mic'ing up an outfield or something like that I think that kind of thing I think fans are interested in that you're interested in that and anything to make the game more interactive for the younger generation of kids because Everything's easy access is so easy, you know, you want as much access as you can get you can interact with fans doing something That's completely non-baseball related Whether it's online gaming or anything like that. I think There's a lot of cool ways to interact with fans nowadays So we're pretty fortunate to play in like this area of where you have that and it'll be crazy You know when my kids when I'm long done playing and it'll be interesting to see how the game is and what The next generation of kids has to deal with from like a social media standpoint. Yeah, it'll be it'll be nuts