Gunnar Henderson joins MLB Network at Winter Meetings | World Baseball Classic | Baltimore Orioles

BOUT. OBVIOUSLY, THE ADDITIONS TODAY. KYLE SCHWARBER, WILL SMITH, BRICE TURANG, AND THE GUY FROM BALTIMORE, THE SHORTSTOP. LET’S BRING HIM IN, GUNNAR HENDERSON. HE WILL JOIN US. I WANTED HIM FROM JUMP. HE PLAYS WITH AN AGE. I WANTED TO SURROUND SOME OF THE JUDGES, SCHWARBERS, SOME OF THE GUYS THAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER WITH YOUTHFUL ENERGY WHO WANTED THE MOMENT. GUNNAR HENDERSON CERTAINLY MATCHES THAT. FIRED UP TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW, BE A PART OF THE TEAM. WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO PUT USA ACROSS YOUR CHEST? GUNNAR: FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WILL BE A TRUE HONOR TO PLAY FOR YOUR HOME COUNTRY. HONESTLY, THAT IS THE BEST PART, BEING ABLE TO WEAR THAT JERSEY, USA ACROSS THE FRONT OF YOUR CHEST. IT IS WHAT YOU DREAM OF DOING. GREG: DO YOU REMEMBER WATCHING THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC GROWING UP, AND WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE EVENT WATCHING AS A YOUNGSTER? GUNNAR: THE ATMOSPHERE IS ALWAYS ELECTRIC. LOOKING OUT INTO THE STANDS, SEEING THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, THE WAY THEY TREAT BASEBALL, HOW WELL LOVED IT IS AROUND THE WORLD, HONESTLY, NO BETTER SIDING — SETTING. RICK: I WAS CURIOUS, DOES IT IMPACT YOUR PREPARATION FOR THE SEASON AT ALL, IS IT MORE OF AN EARLY RAMP UP, WHICH IS A CONCERN TO SOME PEOPLE, OR JUST GREAT TO HAVE THOSE MEANINGFUL GAMES OUT THERE IN MARCH, AS OPPOSED TO BEING IN SOME BACKFIELD IN LAKELAND? GUNNAR: YOU HAVE TO GET GOING A LITTLE EARLIER, GET YOUR BODY READY, JUST TO BE READY FOR THOSE TYPES OF GAMES. BUT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN TRAINING THAT WAY EVERY OFF-SEASON. IT WILL NOT BE ANYTHING NEW. MARK: GUNNAR JUST GOT MARRIED. HE WAS COMING BACK FROM THE HONEYMOON. I CALLED ON HIM TO CHECK IN, SEE WHERE HE WAS AT. I CANNOT HAVE HIM GETTING SOFT. HE HAS TO GET FIRED UP. ARE YOU READY TO GO? GUNNAR: I AM FIRED UP, SO READY TO GO, GET TO ACTION, PLAY SOME GAMES. GREG: I AM WONDERING IF YOU HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE GUY TO MY LEFT ABOUT POSITION. I’M LOOKING AT THE ROSTER AND I SEE TWO SHORTSTOPS. BOBBY WITT JR. AND GUNNAR HENDERSON. DID THAT TOPIC COME UP AT ALL? GUNNAR: NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO GET GOING INTO THE REGULAR SEASON. TOLD ME THAT WE WOULD GET PRETTY EVEN PLAYING TIME. WHOEVER IS SWINGING IT BETTER WILL GET THEM. A LITTLE MOTIVATION THERE. THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. RICK: ANYONE ON THE ROSTER, AS YOU LOOK AROUND, FANTASTIC CALIBER OF PLAYERS, ANYONE THAT YOU ARE PARTICULARLY EXCITED TO BE A TEAMMATE OF THIS SPRING? GUNNAR: NOT TO GIVE YOU THE COOKIE-CUTTER ANSWER, BUT HONESTLY, ALL THE GUYS. YOU SEE THEM PLAY, THE SETTING THAT WE SEE THEM PLAY IN THE REGULAR SEASON, POSTSEASON, YOU DON’T GET TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. BEING ABLE TO SHARE THE FIELD WITH THEM FOR TWO AND HALF WEEKS, BEING ABLE TO TALK TO THEM IN A MORE RELAXED SETTING WILL BE A LOT. BETTER CONVERSATIONS. GREG: I KNOW YOU PLAYED FOR A LOT MANAGERS IN YOUR YOUNG CAREER, BUT WHEN DERO GOES OFF, YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT. HE CAN BLOW A FUSE. IF YOU ROLL THE WRONG OPEN IN HIS SHOW, WATCH OUT. MARK: IT IS LIKE YOU TAKING A WALK. I HAVE SEEN YOU FLIPPED THE BAT IN DISGUST. I WANT THAT ENERGY WHEN YOU SHOW UP. CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IT IN SCOTTSDALE, MARCH 1. LET’S GET AFTER IT TOGETHER. GUNNAR: PUMPED UP. LET’S DO IT. GREG

After announcing he will play for Team USA at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, Orioles superstar Gunnar Henderson joins MLB Network to discuss what wearing the red, white, and blue means to him.

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