Inside Team USA’s Secret Strategy to Dominate the WBC and Prove They’re the Greatest Nation in Baseball
You know the team loaded when Phillies shortstop Trea Turner, one of USA’s heroes in the 2023 WBC, declined an invitation when told he would have had to shift to second base. And Trout, who perhaps wouldn’t have been cleared for insurance anyway, wasn’t even invited.
Certainly, there will be nerves by GMs watching their pitchers perform in the event. It really isn’t a concern for position players, but pitchers musth ramp up quicker than normal, and thrown into an environment that replicates the postseason, if not greater.



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