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Bryce Harper to play for Team USA in WBC

Bryce Harper is the latest Phillie to confirm his participation in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The Las Vegas native will join teammate J.T. Realmuto on the Team USA squad.

The tournament, which is scheduled to be held for the first time since 2017 next March, will be played in Taichung, Tokyo, Phoenix and Miami from March 8-21. The first round of games for the Americans will be played at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Subsequent rounds on the Team USA side of the bracket will take place at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.

Harper, along with Nick Castellanos, played for USA Baseball’s 18-and-under team.