Overview
- USA Baseball confirmed Thursday that Tigers ace Tarik Skubal and Padres fireballer Mason Miller will pitch for the United States in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
- With Skubal joining previously committed Pirates star Paul Skenes, Team USA now boasts both 2025 Cy Young Award winners at the front of its rotation.
- Recent pitching additions also include Joe Ryan, Clay Holmes and Nolan McLean, with Garrett Whitlock and Matthew Boyd among other arms already named as roster building continues.
- Aaron Judge will captain a position-player group featuring Bobby Witt Jr., Corbin Carroll, Kyle Schwarber, Cal Raleigh and Will Smith.
- The World Baseball Classic runs March 5–17, with Team USA opening Pool B against Brazil on March 6 in Houston.