{"id":95273,"date":"2026-03-17T00:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/team-usa-pitching-plan-for-world-baseball-classic-championship-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T00:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:03:22","slug":"team-usa-pitching-plan-for-world-baseball-classic-championship-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/team-usa-pitching-plan-for-world-baseball-classic-championship-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA pitching plan for World Baseball Classic championship 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>MIAMI &#8212; The delicate balance between going for the gold and getting ready for the regular season impacted Team USA\u2019s pitching plans for the World Baseball Classic finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>And it will be fascinating to watch how manager Mark DeRosa and the Americans try to piece together the 27 outs that separate them from the title they came here to claim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>Here\u2019s what we don\u2019t know: What comes after that?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>The rookie McLean, all of eight starts into his MLB career but in possession of some of the sickest stuff in the sport, is enticing, electric and enthused about getting the ball in the biggest game of his baseball life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>This is also McLean\u2019s chance to redeem himself after his start against Italy in pool play went sideways, with home runs allowed to Kyle Teel and Sam Antonacci in the second inning of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/italy-vs-united-states-in-2026-world-baseball-classic\" target=\"_blank\">Team USA\u2019s eventual 8-6 upset loss<\/a> &#8212; the Americans\u2019 only loss in this tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cObviously I got clipped there a couple times with the homer,\u201d McLean said Monday. \u201cBut overall, I felt really good. As a competitor, if you work your whole life at something, you want to be put in these spots. So it\u2019s just kind of a dream come true to be able to get the ball in such a big moment, and it\u2019s something I want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>But while the WBC rules permit McLean to go up to 95 pitches in the finals, the more practical, in-house \u201crules\u201d &#8212; formed in conjunction with the Mets\u2019 wishes for their burgeoning young ace &#8212; put him more in the 65- to 70-pitch range.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>And of course, in elimination games such as this one, it\u2019s not uncommon for teams to have their starters on a short leash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>That\u2019s why there had been talk of adding Twins starter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/657746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"tag\">Joe Ryan<\/a> for this game, in a piggyback plan. But the Twins\u2019 preference was to have Ryan serve as a starter, rather than come on in relief, in order to stay on his usual routine given the lower back inflammation he has experienced this spring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>So that gives the U.S. a deeper relief corps, and Monday\u2019s off-day was a major scheduling advantage for the Americans. Really, this whole tournament set up well for them, with only one pair of games on back-to-back days for Team USA after March 6-7.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>Whether they will all be eligible to pitch Tuesday night was something Team USA was unable to confirm a day prior, though there was a sense that Miller\u2019s availability was a particularly iffy proposition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>Entering Tuesday, Bednar has pitched four innings across four appearances in the past 11 days, with 79 total pitches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>Whitlock has pitched three innings across three appearances in the past nine days, throwing 43 pitches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>Miller has pitched two innings across two appearances in the last five days, throwing 40 pitches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>Using any of those three would require them to be on the mound for the third time in five days. Miller was specifically asked about his availability after tossing 22 pitches against the D.R. on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cI would do everything in my power to pitch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>To be clear, there is nothing in the Classic\u2019s rest and pitch limit protocols preventing the U.S. from using any of its relievers in the finals. But the players&#8217; big league teams do have their say, as was the case with Ryan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>In a perfect scenario, perhaps the U.S. could have gone to McLean for three, Ryan for three and then used the Bednar-Whitlock-Miller tandem to finish the job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>As it stands, it seems reasonable to assume others in the \u2018pen are going to have to rise to the occasion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>As is the nature of this tournament and when it takes place, DeRosa and pitching coach Andy Pettitte have had to navigate not only the calls to the bullpen but the calls from the MLB teams these pitchers belong to. It creates some headaches and some sub-optimal setups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>Ultimately, though, the off-day and the deep pool of big league-caliber arms does give the U.S. a leg &#8212; or arm &#8212; up on its finals opponent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/team-usa-pitching-plan-2026-classic-championship\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI &#8212; The delicate balance between going for the gold and getting ready for the regular season impacted Team USA\u2019s pitching plans for the World Baseball Classic finals. 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