Tarik Skubal’s successful debut for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic has the Tigers ace reconsidering his original plan to make only one start in the tournament. The two-time Cy Young award ...

Team USA’s one-two punch of Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal will be short-lived. Skubal, the reigning back-to-back American League Cy Young winner, announced Monday that he plans to make just one start ...

HOUSTON — After some deliberation, Tarik Skubal is sticking to his original plan to return to Detroit Tigers spring training after his lone appearance in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Team USA ...

The Detroit Tigers' two-time Cy Young ace went to the World Baseball Classic and made one start for Team USA. But after that one start, Skubal was facing a very tough decision: would he make another ...

HOUSTON — Tarik Skubal’s teammates refuse to pressure him. Team USA officials won’t interfere. The fans have openly shared their sentiments, but Skubal is undeterred. Barring a dramatic change of ...

When Tarik Skubal announced he was going to pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, it was greeted with overwhelming positivity from American fans while the rest of the world groaned at ...

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has been facing harsh criticism after electing to make only one start during the World Baseball Classic. Skubal has been blasted as a "quitter" by some fans for his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. We’ve gone pitch by pitch through the arsenals of all starting ...

Detroit Tigers focus on elite pitching rotation for a competitive 2026 season. Ace Tarik Skubal made a career decision on Monday. Skubal’s health and contract talks are crucial to Tigers’ World Series ...

Tarik Skubal suited up for Team USA for the World Baseball Classic, but only long enough to imitate a pitcher making a rehab start in the minors. The Detroit Tigers ace started Saturday's game against ...

There was some growing speculation after comments by Detroit Tigers‘ ace Tarik Skubal that the 2X CY Young away winner might stay with Team USA after reports that he would only pitch one game, against ...