Austin Barnes doesn’t believe “the favorites” always win in baseball

Mexico’s catcher points out in the World Baseball Classic that the best teams don’t always win, but whoever performs better on the field does.

Mexico He has a great defeat mission Japan In the semi-final match between both teams World Baseball Classic 2023. The Aztecs didn’t emerge as favorites in the match, a situation they had already been through throughout this tournament, but that didn’t scare them.

the Mexican baseball team They were underdogs against the United States in the group stage and ended up defeating the tournament champions. Then, they were underdogs against Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals and ended up coming from behind to have one of the most exciting matches of the tournament.

This Monday, March 20th in a showdown against two-time champions, Mexico He has the confidence and determination to beat expectations for the third time. This is made clear to the recipient Austin Barnes to ESPN Digitalwhen asked if being underestimated gives them any kind of extra motivation.

“I can’t speak for everyone, but I don’t see baseball that way (a sport where the favorite always wins). You just have to go out and play,” he began by responding. Barnes for a matter ESPN Digital During the pre-match press conference in Japan.

“We never know what could happen, baseball is a tough game. Sometimes the best team wins, but it doesn’t always. Whoever gets out there and competes as a team, believes in each other, plays together, has a good game and gets enough runs.” “This is the team that usually comes out victorious. We believe in each other at this club, so we’re excited to see what happens,” concluded the Los Angeles Dodgers catcher.