JUPITER – Both Christian Yelich and Giancarlo Stanton were still beaming Friday afternoon.
Each was back in the Marlins’ clubhouse for the first time in nearly three weeks, and still reveling in the experience of helping the United States win its first World Baseball Classic championship.
"This is our Olympics," Stanton said. "We sit and watch the Olympics for two and a half weeks every four years in the heart of our season, so this is our version. We made the best of it."
Yelich stood in front of his unpacked WBC duffle bag, and reflected on the memories of what he called "the most fun he ever had playing baseball.