I want to thank you so much. BUTLER: Thank you. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART") JERRY BUTLER AND CURTIS MAYFIELD: (Singing) He don't love you like I love you.

Butler made sure to credit the city of Oakland for being part of his thriving MLB journey. “I would say thank you,” Butler said. “That was my first big-league team, the Oakland Athletics.