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Merrill Kelly probable starter for Team USA in WBC championship

Team USA will hand the ball over to Diamondbacks’ pitcher Merrill Kelly for the World Baseball Classic championship on Tuesday, March 21st.

On the bump for Team USA in Tuesday’s WBC championship game:

MERRILL KELLY. pic.twitter.com/ZEgxZWptTR

— PHNX Diamondbacks (@PHNX_Dbacks) March 20, 2023

Kelly will be facing the winner of the Japan vs. Mexico semifinal matchup, which takes place on Monday night.

This will be Kelly’s second appearance in the WBC, as he pitched in a pool play game against Columbia less than 5 days ago.