"Buster Posey described the World Baseball Classic as one of my favorite events outside of Major League Baseball that I've ever played in my whole life. He played in the tournament once, helping Team USA capture gold for the first and only time. He fondly remembers Marcus Stroman dotting pitches and talking smack. As the Giants' president of baseball operations, Posey views the event in a slightly different light."
"The Giants stand to send several players to the World Baseball Classic, the international baseball tournament that coincides with spring training. The exact list of San Francisco's participants is not finalized but the candidates include Logan Webb and Matt Chapman (United States); Willy Adames and Rafael Devers (Dominican Republic); Jung Hoo Lee (South Korea); Heliot Ramos (Puerto Rico); Kai-Wei Teng (Chinese Taipei); Jose Butto (Venezuela); and Reiver Sanmartin (Columbia)."
"There are two truths with the World Baseball Classic, the first being that the tournament is an absolute factory of electricity. Shohei Ohtani's strikeout of Mike Trout to clinch a win for Japan over the United States is one of the best baseball moments this decade. The tournament also provides opportunities for part-time players to clash with the best in the world, such as when an electrician from the Czech Republic struck out Ohtani."
Buster Posey called the World Baseball Classic one of his favorite events outside the Major Leagues and recalled playing once while helping Team USA win gold. Posey remembered Marcus Stroman dotting pitches and talking smack. As the Giants' president of baseball operations he emphasized having thoughtful conversations with players to present upside and potential downside. San Francisco could send multiple players, including Logan Webb, Matt Chapman, Willy Adames, Rafael Devers, Jung Hoo Lee, Heliot Ramos, Kai-Wei Teng, Jose Butto and Reiver Sanmartin, with Lee, Ramos, Teng and Butto likelier to play. South Korea expects Lee and Puerto Rico wants Ramos. The Classic delivers electrifying moments but disrupts regular-season preparation, especially for pitchers who lose gradual build-up time.
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