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Orioles Closer Zach Britton Is Ready To Head North For Opening Day

Zach Britton is a relief pitcher for the Orioles who handles the role of closer.

Zach joined Ed and Steve live from O's spring training in Sarasota, FL.

Zach started off by talking about spring training and how he is getting ready for opening day and the regular season saying "I definitely feel like I've gotten better every time out, and that's what you really want from spring training...I feel like I'm ready to go."

Zach talked about Joey Rickard being a guy who has impressed this spring saying "he looks great, I think when you see a rule 5 guy come in, we've had pretty good success with those guys...he's actually played better than any of us expected, he hits well."

Zach also talked about what his goals are for the regular season, including being one of the best pitchers in the major leagues at whatever his role may be.

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