A's right-hander Sonny Gray will pitch for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, team sources confirmed to MLB.com.
Gray, 27, posted a 5.69 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP in 22 starts for Oakland this past season. In three seasons prior, he had never posted an ERA north of 3.08, nor a WHIP higher than 1.19. He missed some time with a strained right forearm.
Gray pitched for the USA Collegiate National Team in 2009 and '10 while at Vanderbilt.