WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: POOL B - CHINA VS AUSTRALIA

March 11, 2023

Changlong Su

Tokyo Dome

Team China

Pregame Press Conference

Q. What's in your mind before Game 3 start?

CHANGLONG SU: Today we play against Australia. Our team, our players, are all in and we are trying to work hard, play hard.

Q. Two really-hard-fought games and tough loss yesterday. Is there someone in the clubhouse or Dean that said anything to you guys or, you know, spoke to the team after the game before today?

CHANGLONG SU: Well, yes, especially yesterday's tough loss, the aiming for Team China is to participate in the WBC, it's not only that we lost the game but expand the game of baseball in China, all of China. That's more important. The fact is we were defeated and that was tough but we have more important things to do.

Q. You mentioned trying to grow the game in China. How important is it, and what does it mean to you to wear the Team China jersey?

CHANGLONG SU: Yes, me, myself, showing -- playing baseball with a Chinese uniform, national team uniform, I wish that could lead all the kids to expand and also -- well, I have been playing baseball for a long time. I'm one of the veteran players, and I can show the kids that we can play baseball. We can play the sport of baseball longer than other sports. That's how I am explaining to the Chinese kids.