"The two-time All-Star, who finished fourth in the National League Cy Young voting last season, joins a rotation that includes the reigning Cy Young Award winners the Pirates' Paul Skenes and the Tigers' Tarik Skubal. Padres reliever Mason Miller on Thursday also was added to the star-studded U.S. roster that is still being built but already includes the Yankees' Aaron Judge, the Mariners' Cal Raleigh, the Royals' Bobby Witt Jr., the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber."
"Former Giants infielder Mark DeRosa is the manager, and former Yankees and Astros star Andy Pettitte is the pitching coach, for Team USA, which will begin pool play March 6 against Brazil. The championship game is March 17 at Miami's loanDepot Park. The WBC, a 20-nation tournament that debuted in 2006, is in its sixth incarnation. Buster Posey, the former Giants catcher turned president of baseball operations, helped Team USA' win its first gold medal in the tournament in 2017."
Logan Webb accepted a spot on Team USA's World Baseball Classic roster after declining the 2023 event and shared a photoshopped image of himself in a Team USA uniform. Webb is a two-time All-Star who finished fourth in last season's National League Cy Young voting and joins a rotation that includes reigning Cy Young winners Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal. Padres reliever Mason Miller also was added, and the roster already features Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh, Bobby Witt Jr. and Kyle Schwarber. Mark DeRosa will manage and Andy Pettitte will serve as pitching coach. Pool play begins March 6 with the championship March 17 in Miami.
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