PEORIA, Ariz. For three Mariners, spring training is about to take an international detour. Outfielder Michael Saunders, infielder Alex Liddi and reliever Oliver Perez vacated Mariners' camp Sunday to join their respective homelands in preparation for the World Baseball Classic. Fortuitously, none will have far to go, however. Saunders will play for Team Canada, which trains at the Reds' facility in Goodyear. Liddi is with Italy, which is in Phoenix at the Oakland A's complex. And Perez's Mexican team will work out at Salt River Fields, the Diamondbacks' facility in Scottsdale. The three squads happen to all be in the same pool, along with Team USA, for a Round Robin that commences Thursday...
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