The quadrennial tournament is far more popular outside of the U.S. and the M’s many foreign players are excited about representing their countries.
Robinson Cano gave a surprised look to the question as if to say, “Shouldn’t you already know the answer to this?”
Perhaps the two Dominican Republic jerseys hanging in the unoccupied locker next to his provided enough of a response to the query: Are you going to play in the upcoming World Baseball Classic?
But Cano dutifully answered anyway.
“Well of course I’m going to play,” he said smiling. “They’ve already asked me a while ago.