SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop said Friday he's "200 percent" ready for the regular season after returning from a stint in the World Baseball Classic. Schoop was part of the Netherlands team that advanced to the semifinals.
While Schoop wasn't in Friday night's lineup on the road against the Twins, the infielder said he'd be ready to play over the weekend.
"I'm ready. I'm ready already," he said. "Those [World Baseball Classic] games are so important to me. If you go through the motions, you won't win. You've got to go in there 100 percent and compete. That's all that matters, like compete, just play hard and try to win. It's all about winning. It's like the season: win."

Schoop's club lost to Puerto Rico, which went on to lose to Team USA in the championship game. This time around for the 25-year-old Schoop -- who also played in the 2013 Classic -- the team was a little more mature and had some established big league players, including himself. He had a homer and four RBIs while playing in seven games.
Schoop, who left camp at the end of February, isn't sure how many remaining spring games he'll play in. He has been following the O's news, though, and keeping up with the team's Grapefruit League results.

"The [World Baseball Classic] is for your country, but it's, for like three weeks, the team is here. I've got to focus here, too, see what they're doing, and kind of keep updated," he said. "Me and Manny [Machado] and [Adam] Jones [who also played in the Classc], we were talking a little bit and [want] to come back ready. Come back ready to go. I'm ready."