WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: POOL C - CANADA VS COLOMBIA

March 14, 2023

Dilson Herrera

Chase Field

Team Colombia

Pregame Press Conference

Q. Can you take me through the at-bat you had yesterday in the ninth there, coming off the bench, what were you looking for?

DILSON HERRERA: Well, my turn was -- I wanted to give the best out of me. I was pinch-hitting. I was waiting for the opportunity. I didn't want to do much more. I was simply looking for a pitch in the zone, and I had good contact.

Q. You're batting in the lineup today. How do you kind of carry that at-bat that you had yesterday over into today's contest, knowing how important this is for Colombia?

DILSON HERRERA: I think so. It's one of the most important games that we have today. And I'm very proud to be in the lineup again. We have a great chance for me. I am here to give the best out of me for the team. And I hope that things go out well.

Q. Sometimes in games like this people can press and end up not doing as well as they could otherwise. How do you avoid that today?

DILSON HERRERA: There's always going to be pressures to win. There's always going to be that we have to win like forcefully, basically. But it's a team that's very at ease even though there's a lot of inexperience, a lot of young people. There's experience as well. And then we try to manage the calmness, everybody's positive, and we know that today's going to be a great day.

Q. How important is Jolbert to that mentality you have and bringing that calmness to the dugout?

DILSON HERRERA: He's very important. He's very important for the team since he's the head of the team. And he always tries to control -- he tries to keep us calm. He's always talking positive and that's something that has -- he maintains his positive.