
Workforce USA could have a brand new chief for the World Baseball Basic in 2026 as New York Yankees star Aaron Choose was named the staff captain on Monday. Los Angeles Dodgers ace Blake Snell reacted to the information on social media.
Aaron Choose will succeed three-time MVP Mike Trout because the captain of Workforce USA for subsequent 12 months’s marquee occasion. Choose may also make his WBC debut subsequent 12 months as he sat out the 2023 WBC.
Nonetheless, this time, the Yankees captain was the primary MLB star to decide to representing Workforce USA in WBC 2026. Following the announcement, two-time Cy Younger winner Blake Snell dropped a 3-word response on Instagram. He shared a publish by MLB, tagging Choose within the caption, writing:
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“Let’s go dawg.”


Whereas Aaron Choose will lead the staff subsequent 12 months, there was no announcement of former captain Mike Trout’s participation within the match but. Throughout Trout’s management in WBC 2023, Workforce USA made it to the gold-medal recreation however was crushed by his then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Shohei Ohtani’s Japan.
It is going to be attention-grabbing to see if Blake Snell will characteristic for Workforce USA in subsequent 12 months’s occasion. The Dodgers ace is at present recovering from a shoulder harm after he was positioned on the 15-day injured checklist final week.
Aaron Choose receives reward from Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone on his management position
Mike Trout endorsed Aaron Choose being named as Workforce USA’s captain for WBC 2026. Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone reacted to the information, hailing Choose because the face of baseball.
“I feel [Judge is] the right face to be the captain of Workforce USA,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned. “In a variety of methods, he’s actually one of many faces of baseball; such a magnetic persona that folks gravitate to, that folks across the recreation love and respect. I feel he’ll be nice.”
Aaron Choose will probably be hoping to make an impression on his WBC debut subsequent 12 months as Workforce USA will probably be hoping to dethrone three-time champions Japan to win their second title.