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Skenes blames World Baseball Classic for velocity drop, down season

Skenes attributes season struggles to World Baseball Classic disruption

2 Sep 21 12:06 PM · 2d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 2 of 2

In an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Skenes acknowledged that the World Baseball Classic interrupted his usual spring training buildup and contributed to his velocity decline and inconsistent performance. He said while there are other factors, the WBC was 'kind of the root of it a little bit.'

Skenes attributes season struggles to World Baseball Classic disruption
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“There are a lot of other factors, so I don't want to put everything on that, but I feel like that was kind of the root of it a little bit.”

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What was reported 2 claims about this development

  1. 2 outlets Paul Skenes blames World Baseball Classic as ‘root’ of his issues this MLB season

    first by Yahoo Sports, 2d ago · also Newsweek

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  2. 1 outlet Paul Skenes Reveals Whether World Baseball Classic Is To Blame For Down Year

    first by Yahoo Sports, 2d ago

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