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What to watch for in the World Baseball Classic

Maybe the World Baseball Classic isn’t your thing. That’s OK, we don’t have to agree on everything. The tournament kicks off Monday, with two Pool A games in Seoul, including Israel versus South Korea at 4:30 a.m. What, you have something better to do?

The U.S. team kicks off against Colombia on Friday at 6 p.m. in Miami (all games are on MLB Network), followed by a showdown against the Dominican Republic on Saturday at 6:30 (which has already sold out). Here are a few things to watch in this year’s tournament:

How will the Dominican lineup shape up?