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Baseball Isn’t Boring

BIB on the Go: Why Great Britain Is A Fantastic WBC Story

12 Dec 2025

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Chapter 1: What is the evolution of Great Britain's WBC team?

0.031 - 3.713 Bradley Marcelino

Yeah, there should be some passion. This doesn't have to be boring.

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3.929 - 30.51 Rob Radford

Welcome to Baseball Isn't Boring. Here's your host, Rob Radford. There's nobody I'd rather talk to than Bradley right now. Congratulations, first of all.

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30.49 - 32.293 Bradley Marcelino

Thank you. Appreciate it.

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32.373 - 33.475 Rob Radford

I only hear good things.

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34.317 - 38.504 Bradley Marcelino

Yeah. Probably got paid to say that one. No, no, no.

38.524 - 52.749 Rob Radford

So talk to me a little bit about what this has been like getting ready for this adventure, I guess. And also like your background with the history of the Great Britain, like WBC or the international program.

52.93 - 54.673 Bradley Marcelino

Yeah.

54.693 - 54.793 Rob Radford

Yeah.

54.773 - 76.78 Bradley Marcelino

Getting ready for it has been challenging, but very exciting. A lot of hurdles, a lot of obstacles, but also considering my history, as you mentioned, being born in the UK, played for the program for three decades. My dad played for them, so it was... It's been definitely a journey, so it's kind of cool to see the full circle happen.

Chapter 2: How has Bradley Marcelino prepared for the WBC tournament?

145.188 - 152.276 Rob Radford

Like you had talked about, you've been involved, your dad was involved in the program, and even from the last time that they were in the WBC, how far has the program come?

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152.356 - 176.103 Bradley Marcelino

Yeah, man, I mean, it's funny because the previous tournament, the jersey was the thing, right? Yeah, yeah. I think, I forget what letter it came off, but the font and the print was kind of funny. But previously, I mean, in 99, I remember... We had a tape on our numbers on the back of our t-shirts and our jerseys and that type of stuff.

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176.123 - 183.554 Bradley Marcelino

So it's evolved a lot just based on where it's come from back then to almost three, four decades later.

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183.594 - 189.523 Rob Radford

The jerseys are a perfect microcosm of this, right? Yeah. You got good jerseys this year, right? That's right.

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189.643 - 199.928 Bradley Marcelino

Yeah. So yeah, it's a little bit... It's kind of surreal when you think about the whole process and how it's all definitely come full circle for sure. Yeah, it's a lot different.

200.128 - 207.563 Rob Radford

Who were you most excited about when you heard who are committing, major leaguers who are committing to you, or professional guys who are committing to you?

207.543 - 231.846 Bradley Marcelino

Yeah, I mean, we're still going through the process of the eligibility and going through all that, but there's obviously interesting names out there, right? Jazz is one of them. Roldan Chapman is one of them. But yeah, I mean, there's a lot of really good players that I'm excited. You know, maybe they're about to break through to the big leagues, so they're good prospects.

233.058 - 248.41 Bradley Marcelino

So it's cool to get them on that stage. It happened last time a little bit, too. Some unknown players got to showcase themselves on a bigger stage. No one really knew Harry then, and they kind of did that thing over there. So I think both of those guys, you know, are probably, Harry's another interesting one, obviously. So, yeah.

248.71 - 252.518 Rob Radford

The last thing is, so where does it stand with Jazz and Eraldis?

Chapter 3: What challenges has Great Britain faced in international baseball?

279.002 - 283.408 Bradley Marcelino

But we know for sure that just he is interested. He wants to play.

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283.428 - 283.688 Rob Radford

Yes.

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283.748 - 302.333 Bradley Marcelino

Yeah, so now it's just a matter of, you know, there's complications, obviously, with some of the spring training, right, them getting there, 40-man roster, the timing of everything. So there's just a few of those hurdles. But for sure he wants to play. It's just a matter of the timing of everything now.

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302.313 - 304.095 Rob Radford

I appreciate the time.

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304.196 - 305.067 Bradley Marcelino

Thank you.

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