Kevin Youkilis isn't concerned about the fan reaction he'll receive at Fenway Park when he first visits as a member of the Yankees.

Barring injury, Youkilis will make his first trip to Boston on July 19.

"You can't control what people are going to think about you," Youkilis said. "All you can control is what you're doing in the game. I think over the years I've had a lot of Yankee fans come up to me and say 'Hey, I'm a huge Yankee fan but I like the way you play the game.' I'm going to play as hard as I can every day and I think a lot of fans will appreciate that. So, that's all I can bring to the table and I hope that the Yankee fans enjoy watching me play."

And Red Sox fans?

"There's a lot of great Red Sox fans and they just wanted the best for me going forward," he said. "I know there's going to be some that don't like this decision. You can't worry about that. For me personally, I just want to go out and play and win, and I'm very fortunate now that I got traded to the White Sox, another historic franchise, too. So now I'll have the opportunity to play on three unbelievable franchises in the game of baseball."