Lakeland, Fla. — After he committed to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, Ian Kinsler reached out to his former teammate in Texas, Michael Young, who played in the 2006 Classic.
“He said it’s kind of a mix between a playoff game and an All-Star Game,” Kinsler said. “However you want to take it.”
If you’ve watched Kinsler play over the years, you know exactly how he’s going to take it — like a playoff game.
“Oh yeah,” he said. “I don’t think we are going there just to show up.