Despite Their MLB Prowess, Fans Raise a Major Issue With Team USA’s Star-Studded Lineup For the World Baseball Classic

With the Houston Astros winning the 2022 World Series comfortably, the MLB entered the offseason. While spring training will commence shortly after New Year, the next and upcoming baseball extravaganza is the World Baseball Classic. And the United States of America’s WBC roster is witnessing a star-spangled foundation.

As reported by Talkin Baseball, various MLB stars are part of the potential American roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. That being said, the star-studded presence is only covering the offense. And the defense remains to be extremely shaky.

Americans question the shaky USA defense after the WBC team announcement

The MLB stars, including Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Kyle Tucker, Trea Turner, Paul Goldschmidt, J. T. Realmuto, and Pete Alonso will lead team USA from the plate. However, the defense looks shaky. If not for the Yankees ace Nestor Cortes Jr., Team USA does not have enough strength from the mound.

Baseball fans displayed confusion and discontent towards this visible disparity. And expressed it via replies to this Talkin Baseball update.

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This is how fans reacted to the announcement of the USA team:

The World Baseball Classic is all set to commence on 8th March. The eight teams that qualified for round two are the USA, Mexico, Chinese Taipei, Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.

MLB World Series 2022:

After sweeping the Seattle Mariners in the American League Division and Series, followed by sweeping the mighty Yankees in the Championship Series, the Astros entered the Fall Classic without losing a single game in the 2022 postseason. On the other hand, the Phillies set foot in the NL postseason through the Wild Card round after sweeping the Cardinals. Following that, they conquered the 2021 World Series Champions – Atlanta Braves in the Division Series. Ensuing this, the Phillies took on the Padres, beat them in the NLCS, and finally reached the World Series after a long, competitive playoff round.

The Phillies evinced competitiveness and displayed that they wouldn’t be any walkover after they took a 2-1 lead in the first half of the World Series. However, they were not good enough, as the Astros won the next three games and stole the World Series 4-2.

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Who do you think will qualify for the 2023 World Series? Shoot your predictions in the comments below.