Daniel Alvarez

First of all, you see Albert Pujols coming out of the dugout, and he was like, you need to be playing, sir.

Right.

start a loaded roster with Fernando Tatis, that it's going to represent the Dominican Republic for the first time.

He missed it in 2023.

Obviously, he had the PD suspension.

But now I know he took it personal and how much it means to him.

Also, his dad being on the coaching staff.

And it's going to be very special for both of them and for the entire country.

And then Japan, the current champions.

I mean, you always have to respect the champs.

Now they have more big leaguers than ever on their roster.

And obviously it's easy.

Shohei Otani saying we want to see Shohei in the tournament.

But man, after what he did in the World Series and the postseason in general, I want to see again Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

In March, that feels like October or November 1st, which was the date of Game 7 of the World Series.

It's hard for me to call Venezuela a dark horse.

Venezuela, by the way.

Putting your bias aside.

Exactly.

But the thing is that Venezuela lost Pablo Lopez due to an injury.