Team USA interested in Giants ace Logan Webb for 2026 World Baseball Classic originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
There seems to be a good chance that Giants ace Logan Webb will toe the rubber for Team USA during the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March.
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The right-handed star is “close” to joining the Red, White and Blue, The San Francisco Standard’s John Shea reported in an article published Friday, and has full support from Team USA manager Mark DeRosa.
“Logan Webb’s participation is definitely something we are interested in,” DeRosa said. “We want him 100 percent. He would be a great addition if everything lined up.”
A two-time MLB All-Star, Webb undoubtedly would be impactful. Shea, though, reiterated that the anticipated partnership remains unofficial.
“Before 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,” Shea wrote.
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Webb, who finished the 2025 MLB season fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting, intended to pitch during the 2023 WBC.
Shea added that Webb ultimately passed on the initial opportunity to “help change” the Giants’ culture during spring training. Webb also signed a five-year, $90 million contract extension with San Francisco that April.
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’s culture-changing duties.
Plus, Team USA simply could benefit from the seven-year veteran’s experienced arm.
Paul Skenes, who won the 2025 NL Cy Young Award, is the lone pitcher committed to Team USA. He is joined on the developing roster by electric position players Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Bobby Witt Jr. and Corbin Carroll.
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Webb finished 2025 with a 15-11 record — tying his career-high in wins — and a 3.22 ERA. And in his third consecutive season of 200-plus innings pitched, Webb led MLB with 207 innings tossed and 34 starts.
He clearly can help Team USA return to glory after its loss to Shohei Ohtani and Team Japan in the 2023 WBC Final.
