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For the Love of the Game, for the Love of Country

For the Love of the Game, for the Love of Country
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Salena Zito
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Paul Skenes was smiling from ear to ear, draped in red, white, and blue, along with the rest of his teammates, as they began the first exhibition game representing Team USA at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) at Papago Sports Complex in Phoenix. Skenes told the MLB Network why it meant so much to represent his country in the games.

Salena Zito
Salena Zito
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Salena Zito has held a long, successful career as a national political reporter. Since 1992, she has interviewed every U.S. president and vice president, as well as top leaders in Washington, including secretaries of state, speakers of the House and U.S. Central Command generals. Her passion, though, is interviewing thousands of people across the country. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through the lost art of shoe-leather journalism, having traveled along the back roads of 49 states.