Paul Skenes Headlines Group of MLB Stars Named To Team USA World Baseball Classic Roster

Former LSU pitcher and NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes headlines a star-studded Team USA roster that will compete in the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March. Per Yahoo Sports:

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Team USA roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic:

Team USA position players
C Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
C Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers
1B Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
1B Paul Goldschmidt, free agent
2B Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
3B Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
3B Alex Bregman, Chicago Cubs
SS Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
INF Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays
OF Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
OF Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
OF Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
OF Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins
DH Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies

Team USA pitchers:
SP Clayton Kershaw, retired from MLB
SP Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers
SP Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates
SP Joe Ryan, Minnesota Twins
SP Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants
SP Nolan McLean, New York Mets
SP Clay Holmes, New York Mets
SP Matthew Boyd, Chicago Cubs
SP Michael Wacha, Kansas City Royals
RP Mason Miller, San Diego Padres
RP Griffin Jax, Tampa Bay Rays
RP Garrett Whitlock, Boston Red Sox
RP Garrett Cleavinger, Tampa Bay Rays
RP David Bednar, New York Yankees
RP Gabe Speier, Seattle Mariners
RP Brad Keller, Philadelphia Phillies

The 2026 World Baseball Classic will begin March 5 and run through March 17. Team USA will be looking for redemption after falling to Shohei Ohtani and Team Japan in the final in 2023.

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