{"id":435202,"date":"2025-11-16T19:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T19:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/435202\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T19:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T19:57:10","slug":"team-usa-interested-in-giants-logan-webb-for-2026-wbc-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/435202\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA interested in Giants\u2019 Logan Webb for 2026 WBC \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

There seems to be a good chance that Giants ace Logan Webb<\/a> will toe the rubber for Team USA during the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March.<\/p>\n

The right-handed star is \u201cclose\u201d to joining the Red, White and Blue, The San Francisco Standard\u2019s John Shea reported in an article published Friday<\/a>, and has full support from Team USA manager Mark DeRosa.<\/p>\n

\u201cLogan Webb\u2019s participation is definitely something we are interested in,\u201d DeRosa said. \u201cWe want him 100 percent. He would be a great addition if everything lined up.\u201d<\/p>\n

A two-time MLB All-Star, Webb undoubtedly would be impactful. Shea, though, reiterated that the anticipated partnership remains unofficial.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore any official announcement is made, procedural hurdles would need to be cleared, as is the case with any player that Team USA takes on from a Major League Baseball team,\u201d Shea wrote.<\/p>\n

Webb, who finished the 2025 MLB season fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting<\/a>, intended to pitch during the 2023 WBC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shea added that Webb ultimately passed on the initial opportunity to \u201chelp change\u201d the Giants\u2019 culture during spring training. Webb also signed a five-year, $90 million contract extension with San Francisco<\/a> that April.<\/p>\n

But as the next WBC nears, Webb is better positioned to pitch for his country, especially as new Giants manager Tony Vitello seems to be handling the team\u2019s culture-changing duties<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plus, Team USA simply could the seven-year veteran’s experienced arm.<\/p>\n

Paul Skenes, who won the 2025 NL Cy Young Award, is the lone pitcher committed to Team USA<\/a>. He is joined on the developing roster by electric position players Aaron Judge<\/a>, Cal Raleigh<\/a>, Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a>, Bobby Witt Jr.<\/a> and Corbin Carroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Webb finished 2025 with a 15-11 record — tying his career-high in wins — and 3.22 ERA. And in his third consecutive season of 200-plus innings pitched, Webb led MLB with 207 innings tossed and 34 starts.<\/p>\n

He clearly can help Team USA return to glory after its loss to Shohei Ohtani<\/a> and Team Japan in the 2023 WBC Final<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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