The Post’s Adam Schein rips Tarik Skubal’s ‘garbage’ WBC decision in ‘Schein Time’ debut

Tarik Skubal is done pitching for Team USA. The Post’s Adam Schein isn’t a fan of the decision.

On the premiere episode of “Schein Time,” a new weekday YouTube show from Post Sports, Schein ripped the Tigers ace, calling his reasoning for ditching the World Baseball Classic after one start “garbage.”

“Listen, I’ve got such a problem with that,” Schein said. “I’ll never rip a professional player for not participating in Team USA or the Olympics … But for Skubal, this is pretty crystal clear, this is all about money, and that bothered me … If you want to be there helping Team USA, you can be there … He’s in a contract year.”

“This is garbage,” Schein said. “… If you don’t want to be there, don’t show up. Don’t do this halfway … It’s the lying that bothers me. I thought that was amateur hour.”

United States pitcher Tarik Skubal (27) throws a pitch against Great Britain during the first inning at Daikin Park. Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

The 29-year-old Skubal, who has won each of the last two American League Cy Young awards, worked three solid innings during Saturday’s 9-1 USA victory over Great Britain, and later indicated that he may stay with the team, going against his original WBC plan. 

“When you get into these environments, when you get this team, it’s hard to walk away from that,” Skubal said after the game. “I didn’t expect these types of emotions to run through my brain or my thoughts to differ. I was pretty committed to making a start and getting back to camp.

“Things have changed, obviously, that’s why I’m going to have some conversations to try and figure out a plan for me. But yeah, I don’t know either way.”

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Instead, Skubal is headed back to Tigers spring training camp after just one outing in what he indicated was a tough decision. 

“My spring training start days were scripted out in January with the original plan being starting and then being done,” Skubal said. “And obviously when I got here my emotions kind of changed a little bit, my thought process changed a little bit and tried to make it work but just couldn’t. And I hate it, but it’s all right.”

Skubal is set to become a free agent after the 2026 season and is widely expected to get a massive, perhaps record-setting, payday.