The war of words for the next World Baseball Classic (WBC), starting March 5, has already begun, and Team USA’s stars aren’t letting Japan’s Shohei Ohtani have the last laugh. This year, under Aaron Judge’s leadership,

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Yankees star Aaron Judge is excited to pick the brains of his Team USA peers. He has a few names at the top of his list.

TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge says he’s just getting ready, first for the upcoming World Baseball Classic and then for Yankees games that count in the standings in a little more than month. The captain says Grapefruit League results don’t matter, and he’s right.

Aaron Judge is not only ready for another MVP-caliber season for the New York Yankees, but he also has the World Baseball Classic.

Aaron Judge is not in the Yankees' lineup for the spring opener on Friday, Feb. 20. Manager Aaron Boone told reporters earlier in the week that Judge wouldn't play in this one. The plan is for Judge to play in either four or five of the Yankees' first nine spring games before he heads off to WBC action.

Will Shohei Ohtani take home his second consecutive WBC MVP in 2026? Will Aaron Judge crash the party in his first WBC? Here are the odds.