Tarik Skubal mulls changing WBC plan: 'Hard to walk away'

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Tarik Skubal says he is considering pitching again for the United States at the World Baseball Classic, a potential change in plans for the Detroit Tigers ace.

Skubal initially planned to make one appearance for the U.S. before returning to the Tigers to resume his spring training preparation for the upcoming Major League Baseball season.

But after making his WBC debut in Saturday's victory over Great Britain, Skubal admitted to having second thoughts about leaving the star-studded U.S. team.

"I didn't expect these types of emotions to run through my brain, or my thoughts to differ," Skubal told reporters. "I was pretty committed to…