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SARASOTA, Fla. -- Cedric Mullins traveled west on Monday, leaving Florida for Arizona to begin his preparations for the World Baseball Classic. By Tuesday, the Orioles¡¯ center fielder was participating in drills with his new USA teammates at the Papago Sports Complex in Phoenix.

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The U.S. squad Mullins joined closely resembles an MLB All-Star team. It¡¯s one of the biggest reasons why the 28-year-old is excited to take part in the Classic.

¡°Being out there with Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, and just to see what some of the other guys do on a daily basis,¡± Mullins said. ¡°Trea Turner, outstanding player. Tim Anderson, I¡¯ve played against a few times. He¡¯s a great dude, awesome player as well. It¡¯s just all-around going to be fun.¡±

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The World Baseball Classic started with Pools A and B earlier this week, but Pools C and D won't begin until this weekend. That latter batch includes three key O¡¯s players: Mullins (United States), outfielder Anthony Santander (Venezuela) and right-hander Dean Kremer (Israel).

Pool play for the Classic runs through Wednesday, which will be followed by the quarterfinals (March 15-18), semifinals (March 19-20) and championship game (March 21).

Here¡¯s when you can see Baltimore¡¯s representatives in action over the next several days (all times ET):

Team USA's Pool C schedule (Chase Field, Phoenix)

Saturday vs. Great Britain, 9 p.m. on FOX
Sunday vs. Mexico, 10 p.m. on FS1
Monday vs. Canada, 10 p.m. on FS1
Wednesday vs. Colombia, 10 p.m. on FS1

¡°Looking forward to just getting in and getting settled, getting into a routine again and of course, being around some of the most renowned talent in the game,¡± Mullins said. ¡°It¡¯s going to be a fun experience, for sure.¡±

Team Venezuela's Pool D schedule (loanDepot park, Miami)

Saturday vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m. on FS1
Sunday vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m. on FS1
Tuesday vs. Nicaragua, 12 p.m. on FS2
Wednesday vs. Israel, 12 p.m. on FS2

¡°I feel really good,¡± Santander said. ¡°I¡¯m seeing the ball good, body is good. I think that¡¯s more important, because it¡¯s early to play nine innings. But body is really good, and I feel like I¡¯m ready to compete.¡±

Team Israel's Pool D schedule (loanDepot park, Miami)

Sunday vs. Nicaragua, 12 p.m. on FS2
Monday vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m. on FS1
Tuesday vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m. on FS1
Wednesday vs. Venezuela, 12 p.m. on FS2

¡°I was excited when the rosters came out, and I was excited when I got asked last year this time whether I wanted to play or not,¡± Kremer said. ¡°Any time I get to represent the country, I¡¯m more than happy to do it.¡±