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Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes made his second World Baseball Classic start for Team USA in Sunday's semifinal against Team Dominican Republic.
After Paul Skenes exited Sunday’s World Baseball Classic semifinal against the Dominican Republic, he found himself in a conversation with Clayton Kershaw and posed a question to the Dodgers legend. Skenes asked where the WBC -- an incredible event where this particular game packed 36,
The NL Cy Young winner allowed one run over 4 1/3 innings in the WBC semifinal against a stacked Dominican Republic lineup.
Team USA starting pitcher Paul Skenes, in perhaps the most clutch pitching performance by anyone in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, limited a powerful Dominican Republic lineup to one run in 4.1 innings Sunday.