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Tigers ace Tarik Skubal arrived at the WBC final wearing Dylan Larkin's Team USA jersey.
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Members of Team USA ― including, yes, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal ― arrived for the championship game of the World Baseball Classic all wearing the jerseys of their gold medal-winning hockey counterparts. Skubal arrived at loanDepot Park in Miami wearing the No. 21 Team USA jersey of Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, while Tigers reliever Will Vest was wearing the No.
12 Team USA jersey of Matt Boldy of the Minnesota Wild. Team USA was set to play Venezuela in the championship game of the WBC, with first pitch at 8 Tuesday (Fox). More: How to watch U.
S. -Venezuela final in World Baseball Classic Skubal won't be available to pitch in the game, having decided that his one appearance for Team USA in the pool-play round was what was best for him as he gears up for a pivotal season for him and the Tigers. He contemplated pitching in the championship round, but ultimately opted against that.