'October in March': How Team USA is handling the playoff-level pressure of the WBC

Team USA faces Colombia on Wednesday night in the World Baseball Classic.

The U.S. is the defending champions from 2017.

Some of the players on the roster have no MLB playoff experience.

"There's going to be some big games coming up," Mike Trout said earlier in the week.

"To be able to feel that right off the rip and during a normal spring training time, it's a rare opportunity, especially with this team," Alonso said. "It's an extremely rare opportunity. And hopefully I can learn from this experience and just continue to chase those feelings.".