Can Team USA’s Reinforced Pitching Outsmart the World’s Best Sluggers at the World Baseball Classic?
Losing Corbin Carroll to an injury just before spring training denies Team USA of one of its more multi-faceted offensive threats. Even if it had his speed, the squad probably won’t risk outs on the base path, having attempted just two stolen bases in 2023.
If there’s something the United States could pattern from Japan outside the pitching, it may be taking pitches at the plate – at the least to wait for the ones that offer home run contact. In 2023, the Americans drew half as many walks (64 to 32) as Ohtani and Co.



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