I am pleased with the effort and commitment and the fact that the youngsters are committed and motivated. They are certainly enjoying the experience. It's a tremendous opportunity for them and for me, to be given a chance to participate in a world venue. I have never been on that stage myself.

I couldn't be more proud. We closed the book on the Cinderella story. We tried our best. We put ourselves in position to win. We got down. We came back. It was a tremendous effort.

He throws an upper-80s fastball with a strong slider and keeps the ball down. He's a competitive kid.

I'll piggyback the two of them against Canada, I just haven't decided who will go first. But we'll keep both of them below the pitch limit so we can use them in the third game.

To keep the game going and expand the venue, MLB is trying to create a greater global interest and places to develop big leaguers.

We'll just try to be fundamentally sound. Get the pitchers to throw strikes and put the ball in play. Then we'll see if we can make the plays. That'll be our key, to just play catch. Not give up too many outs.

We've got a combination of veterans and young kids with limited experience. They've never played in a venue like this.

We need to give some of our pitchers work.

We're the only team with two losses and still have to play the USA. It's a big game for us and we know it's going to be a big game for them because it's a must-win for them.

We have to keep a positive attitude. This is not golf, I don't get eight strokes a side and we level the playing field. There is a disparity in terms of talent.