 Brian Hogue and the media about his long-awaited pinstripe debut. Manny, you've waited a long time for this opportunity. What did it finally feel like coming out of that bullpen and pitching off that mound for the first time? This is amazing. This is amazing. This is huge for me. I've been waiting for this for a long time. You know, in these past days, I've been getting ready every time, every evening, every moment. Today, you know, Garrett pitched a great game. And I was getting ready since the fifth inning. I have that motion that I was 100% I would be in the game. And pitch here in the Yankee Stadium with this uniform, this is amazing. Trust me, I don't know if somebody have this history, but I don't think so because, you know, I think everybody knows about me, about what happened 10, 12 years ago. I said before, it's been a long journey. And to make this goal, it's amazing. What made you want to come back and wear that Yankee uniform finally? Well, I started here. You know, I started here. And I get very excited and very happy when I signed here, when I was 16, when I was almost 17. I keep saying I grew up as a Yankee fan. And when they give me the opportunity to be here, it was great for me. So I was very excited when I left. And then, you know, I'm very grateful with the team, with the organization to give me the chance to come back. And I prepared myself like 100% because I want to show them that I want to show everybody that I was still have something in my career, in my arm. And I'm so happy, man. What was that moment like when you stood behind the mound before your first pitch? You looked like you stood for a second to soak it in. What was going through your mind? Like I'm saying, I'm very grateful, you know. Just to be honest, I was there. And I was like, man, I was waiting for this for a long time. You know, I've been with a lot of different teams. I've been pitching different countries. And it was a great moment. I want to enjoy that moment like before I started pitching. And I just say thank God, thank to life, you know, to give me this opportunity. Manny, who was the first person that you called or texted when you got back into the clubhouse? Oh, my wife. She was in the stands. Her and my daughter, they were in the stands watching pitch. She already sent me videos and pictures that she took it. And we were excited. Type of souvenir that you'll keep from this game? Did you keep a ball or anything like that? Yeah, yeah. I have the baseball, the first pitch I did. And I'm going to keep it. You know, I have a couple of baseballs in the long time ago that I asked Jeter and Mariano to sign before. You know, that was 2012 when I signed, when I asked him. And that ball is going to be in between those baseballs. It's amazing. It's amazing. And my dream come true. And especially this year, you know, it's huge. You know, everybody, everybody knows how great the team this team is. And to be part of it, it's huge. When you were there behind the mound, was there anybody in particular you thought about who has helped you along the way? Always my family, man. My family, they always with me. My wife, my daughters, you know, they traveled with me when I went to Taiwan. They were with me, you know? And just my whole family, it was in my mind. And I enjoy every pitch I did tonight. And you said around the fifth inning, you started realizing you might get in the game. Did you realize it was a perfect game at that point? I knew it. I knew it. But you know, after the bullpen, I got to get ready. I got to get loose and everything. Because we never know. So I just tried to be ready at any time. But across your mind, you might be coming in after Garrett Cole in a perfect game? Well, after he got the base here, that's when I started moving around more, you know? Because everybody, we won that perfect game, you know? As you were getting ready, did you lend yourself to watch Cole from time to time? How impressive was he tonight? He's great, man. Our starters, they've been doing great job. You see Garrett Cole today, he was dominant. It's pretty fun to watch him pitch.