Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes will make one of the biggest starts of his life tonight in the World Baseball Classic semifinal game between Team USA and the Dominican Republic at LoanDepot Park in Miami.

Junior Caminero unleashed a deep home run blast over Paul Skenes as the Dominican Republic took the lead over USA.

Paul Skenes is Team USA’s main weapon to try to slow down Juan Soto and the Dominican Republic’s powerful lineup in the semifinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, as he has been dominant against most of those hitters in previous matchups.

The Pittsburgh Pirates star had his last start for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.

USA’s power arms, from Paul Skenes to Mason Miller, dominated the Dominican Republic ’s vaunted lineup, and the Americans advanced to the WBC championship game with a 2-1 win in front of a sellout crowd of 36,337 at loanDepot Park.

It's the matchup everyone's been waiting for at the World Baseball Classic, the tournament's unstoppable force meeting its immovable object: Paul Skenes vs. the Dominican Republic lineup. "It’s going to be electric,

Diving into the Pittsburgh Pirates' and Team USA ace's career numbers against a powerful Dominican Republic team.

Pirates ace Paul Skenes talks to Alex Rodriguez about representing Team USA at the WBC.