“Would you want to pitch for Team USA?” a Pittsburgh Pirates staff member said. “Heck yeah, I would,” ace Paul Skenes replied. “Come on!” (Facebook via Pittsburgh Pirates) By STEPHEN J. NESBITT / THE ATHLETIC Early last season, Kevin Roach, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ video coordinator, approached the team’s young ace, Paul Skenes, and asked him if he was interested in pitching for the U.S. team in the World Baseball Classic. Skenes is exactly the type of person who would want to represent the…
