Can Team USA’s Reinforced Pitching Outsmart the World’s Best Sluggers at the World Baseball Classic?
In Cal Raleigh (60), Kyle Schwarber (56) and Judge (53), the United States boasts the No. 1, 2 and 4 home run hitters, respectively, in MLB last year. And, yes, you can expect to see a lot of them near the top of the batting order because DeRosa penciled in a first four of Mookie Betts, Trout, Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado for all of his 2023 WBC lineups.

Bobby Witt Jr. should bat leadoff in a much-larger role from three years ago and is one of four returning position players, along with Schwarber, Goldschmidt and Will Smith. Among active MLB players in the WBC, Goldschmidt ranks No. 1 in career home runs (372) with Judge (368) third, Bryce Harper (363) fourth and Schwarber (340) sixth. Witt and Gunnar Henderson also are top 25 in the majors over the last three seasons.



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