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Seattle Mariners All-Star right-hander Bryan Woo turned down an invitation to pitch for Team USA in next month\u2019s World Baseball Classic in an effort to be \u201csmart\u201d about his workload, according to MLB.com\u2019s Daniel Kramer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Woo threw a career-high 186 2\/3 innings during his breakout 2025 campaign, which was a significant uptick from the combined 135 1\/3 innings he threw between the majors and minors in 2024 and the combined 131 2\/3 innings he threw in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have loved to do it,\u201d Woo said, according to Kramer. \u201cBut I just wanted to be smart about mostly the workload jump from \u201924 to \u201925. You add early games, early preparation, early high-stress innings \u2013 my goal is to be throwing 200-plus innings and make all my starts. Like, that\u2019s a big jump to do this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs much as I\u2019d love to be on that team, in that locker room, I\u2019m just trying to be smart about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Woo, who recently turned 26, was Seattle\u2019s best pitcher this season. He finished fifth in the American League in ERA (2.94), third in WHIP (0.93), tied for third in opponents\u2019 batting average (.200), fifth in strikeouts (198) and seventh in innings pitched (186 2\/3).<\/p>\n

However, Woo was sidelined for nearly a month<\/a> after exiting a Sept. 19 start with\u00a0inflammation in his right pectoral muscle. He returned to make two postseason appearances out of the bullpen in Games 5 and 7 of the ALCS.<\/p>\n

Woo also underwent Tommy John surgery back in 2021, just months prior to being selected by Seattle in the sixth round of the MLB Draft.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf I had a couple of years where I was consistently healthy and with a consistent workload, and that all that stuff was much more stable, it\u2019d be a different situation, I think,\u201d Woo said. \u201cBut yeah, like I said, just trying to be smart about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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