Paul Skenes is ready to take on the world.

The Pittsburgh Pirates ace out of El Toro High School announced Tuesday that he will join Team USA when the World Baseball Classic returns next spring.

“Being around the best players in the game for three, four weeks, however long it is — unbelievable opportunity,” Skenes said. “And I just can’t wait to learn.”

The reigning National League Rookie of the Year — who spent two years at the Air Force Academy before transferring to LSU — is expected to be near the top of the rotation for the Americans, who are coming off a runner-up finish to Japan at the 2023 WBC.

Skenes, who turns 23 later this month, was the top pick in the 2023 amateur draft. The 6-foot-6 right-hander is 14-7 with a 2.16 ERA in 32 career starts. That includes a 3-4 mark with a 2.63 ERA this season.

Yankees’ Cabrera fractures ankle: New York Yankees third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left ankle fracture.

In the ninth inning of New York’s 11-5 win over Seattle on Monday night, Cabrera injured his ankle on an awkward slide when he reached back for the plate and scored on Aaron Judge’s sacrifice fly.

Cabrera is in his fourth MLB season and has become a regular in the Yankees’ lineup. He is hitting .243 this season with one home run and 11 RBIs.

Rangers’ Seager on IL: Corey Seager was put on the 10-day injured list by the Texas Rangers after the two-time World Series MVP shortstop had already missed four of their previous five games because of right hamstring soreness.

Seager is on the IL for the second time this season. He had played in only five games since being activated May 3 after missing 10 games with a right hamstring strain.

Seager, who is in the fourth season of his $325 million, 10-year contract with the Rangers, is hitting .300 with six homers and 12 RBIs in 26 games this season.