"NEW YORK -- Wherever Paul Skenes finds himself, he rarely deviates from routine. So on a recent frigid Manhattan morning, Skenes, in town to receive his 2025 National League Cy Young Award, showed up at a small baseball facility, his suitcase filled with workout tools, to throw a bullpen session. Just feet away from the 23-year-old superstar, a group of young boys practiced on the other side of the netting."
""We wanted to set the tone with those two as our pillars to build the momentum, because if players are on board, it's a lot harder for [other] players to say no," Team USA general manager Michael Hill said. "With Japan, the Japanese players participate. It's not a discussion. They say that they're playing and they go and play. The Dominican players, they say they're playing and they go and play.""
Paul Skenes maintains a strict routine and held a bullpen session in Manhattan while in town to receive the 2025 National League Cy Young Award. Skenes will start Opening Day at Citi Field for the Pittsburgh Pirates and also committed to Team USA for the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Aaron Judge committed first and was named Team USA captain for his first WBC appearance. Skenes' inclusion helped break a pattern of top American starters declining international play because of injury concerns and club discouragement. Skenes began his collegiate career at Air Force before a season at LSU and previously represented the country at youth and collegiate levels.
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