WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: POOL C - KOREA VS AUSTRALIA

March 8, 2026

Alex Hall

Tokyo Dome

Team Australia

Pregame Press Conference

Q. (Question in Japanese).

ALEX HALL: Yeah, I'll just say all of our efforts are put in off the field, on the field with our job. You know, we choose to do this baseball, because we know we love it. We want to keep playing. A lot of guys obviously work back home, so that's the reason we fight for this.

It's hard, but we have no excuses for it, so...

Q. (Question in Japanese).

ALEX HALL: Yeah, I mean, describing Dingo is the manager you want to play for, obviously. He pushes us hard, but he understands the game a lot. He knows the moments, when to push us, when not to push us and just let things happen, but all in all, he's a great manager. He just wants the best for this team and the country. I think he's doing the best he can. He's wonderful.

Q. (Question in Japanese).

ALEX HALL: Yeah, I mean, I feel wonderful tonight. He get to play on this fantastic tonight against Samurai Japan. We're not treating them as higher-ups than us. We're here to compete and play the best game of our brand of baseball.

All exciting. It's going to be an exciting game for our team and our fans as well. We're just excited to get it going.