Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal and San Diego Padres fireballer Mason Miller have announced they will pitch for the United States in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Skubal, who has pitched at least 190 innings and struck out at least 228 batters each of the past two seasons for the Detroit Tigers, is joining a staff that already features NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes, Minnesota Twins star Joe Ryan and Nolan McLean of the New York Mets.
Miller, who has recorded 50 saves over the past two seasons with the Athletics and Padres, will be a tough matchup coming out of the bullpen.
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Aaron Judge, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cal Raleigh, Kyle Schwarber and Bobby Witt Jr. are among the position players who have already been announced as part of Team USA. Mark DeRosa will return as manager after leading the 2023 team to the championship game.
The 2026 World Baseball Classic will take place March 5-17 in Miami, Houston, San Juan and Tokyo. The semifinals and championship game will be played at loanDepot Park in Miami.
The U.S. will play exhibition games against the San Francisco Giants (March 3) and Colorado Rockies (March 4). They will begin pool play on March 6 against Brazil and then face Great Britain (March 7), Mexico (March 9) and Italy (March 10).
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