“Being around the best players in the game for three, four weeks, however long it is — unbelievable opportunity,” Skenes said at Citi Field before the Pirates played the New York Mets.

In an announcement made Tuesday on MLB Network, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes said he will play for Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Paul Skenes pitched like the ace he is against the New York Mets' star-studded lineup on Monday, allowing just one run on six hits with six strikeouts in six innings.