"If I'm worried about any retaliation, I'm not going to be ready for the season," he told the newspaper.
On Tuesday, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said, "We will take every possible step to protect Mike Fiers wherever he's playing, whether it's in Houston or somewhere else."


The A's spoke to MLB vice president and deputy council Bryan Seely about threats made against Fiers in January, according to the newspaper.
"I said from the beginning, 'I'm not away from this. I was part of that team, I was one of those guys,'" Fiers said. "Suspensions, fines -- I'm willing to take as much punishment as they do. If they ask me to [return the ring], it's not the end of the world."