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The United States survived a nail-biter against Mexico in the third game of Pool B group play at the World Baseball Classic.
From an excellent pitching performance to outstanding defense — and with a couple of home runs in between — here’s a look at three stars from the 5-3 win.
In an already decorated career, Skenes, 23, crossed another achievement off his list in his first WBC start. The 2024 NL Rookie of the Year and 2025 NL Cy Young Award winner picked up where he left off in posting a 1.97 ERA last season, pitching four shutout innings while allowing a hit, walk and striking out seven against Mexico, USA’s toughest Pool B competition.
