ORLANDO, Fla. -- Mike Trout , the cornerstone of Team USA's 2023 World Baseball Classic run, is still under consideration as the roster for the 2026 tournament takes shape.

Manager Mark DeRosa said Tuesday that Trout is "in the mix" for one of the final spots, assuming he's healthy and comfortable with his role.

"We're talking to him, we're talking to a couple other players, and trying to figure out what Mike wants to do," DeRosa said at the MLB winter meetings.

The two-time American League MVP remains in a complicated place for Team USA, which is scheduled to play its first game of the tournament March 6 against Brazil in Houston.

A bruised left knee sent him to the injured list in May. It's the same knee that required meniscus surgery in 2024, and the lingering issues kept him most

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