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Adam Jones to play for Team USA in World Baseball Classic - Page 2 - Baltimore Sun
"I play center field for the Orioles. For the United States, I don’t give a [darn] where I play,” he said. “People get caught up in that ego stuff. I’m here to support my country’s team. Everybody that’s gonna play on this team, in general, is gonna be an athlete. We just need to do what we do. In the end of the day, we need to bang. We all can play defense, but we need to bang.”
The United States lost in the semifinals in 2009 to eventual champion, Japan. The U.S. lost in the second round in the inaugural event in 2006. Japan also won that tournament.
"I play center field for the Orioles. For the United States, I don’t give a [darn] where I play,” he said. “People get caught up in that ego stuff. I’m here to support my country’s team. Everybody that’s gonna play on this team, in general, is gonna be an athlete. We just need to do what we do. In the end of the day, we need to bang. We all can play defense, but we need to bang.”
The United States lost in the semifinals in 2009 to eventual champion, Japan. The U.S. lost in the second round in the inaugural event in 2006. Japan also won that tournament.