United States national baseball team

United States national baseball team
Information
Country	United States
Federation	USA Baseball
Confederation	WBSC Americas
Manager	Mark DeRosa (WBC) Mike Scioscia (WBSC)1
Captain	Aaron Judge3
Team Colors	Red, White, Navy
WBSC ranking
Current	3 (26 March 2026)2
Highest	2 (December 2012, December 2016 – March 2020, March 2023 – October 2023)
Lowest	5 (December 2021, September 2024 – December 2024)
Uniforms
Home Away
Olympic Games
Appearances	5 (first in 1992)
Best result	Gold (2000)
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	6 (first in 2006)
Best result	1st (2017)
WBSC Premier12
Appearances	3 (first in 2015)
Best result	2nd (2015)
World Cup
Appearances	24 (first in 1938)
Best result	1st (1973, 1974, 2007, 2009)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1973)
Best result	1st (1975, 1981)
Pan American Games
Appearances	15 (first in 1951)
Best result	1st (1967)

Medal record
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	Team
	2020 Tokyo	Team
	1996 Atlanta	Team
	2008 Beijing	Team
World Baseball Classic
	2017 Los Angeles
	2023 Miami
	2026 Miami
WBSC Premier12
	2015 Tokyo
	2024 Tokyo
World Cup
	1973 Nicaragua
	1974 United States
	2007 Taiwan
	2009 Italy
	1938 United Kingdom
	1969 Dominican Republic
	1970 Colombia
	1972 Nicaragua
	1978 Italy
	1988 Italy
	2001 Taiwan
	1939 Cuba
	1940 Cuba
	1982 South Korea
	1984 Cuba
Intercontinental Cup
	1975 Canada
	1981 Canada
	1977 Nicaragua
	1983 Belgium
	1987 Cuba
	1993 Italy
	1973 Italy
	1979 Cuba
World Games
	1981 Santa Clara	Team
Pan American Games
	1967 Winnipeg	Team
	1951 Buenos Aires	Team
	1955 Mexico City	Team
	1963 São Paulo	Team
	1971 Cali	Team
	1975 Mexico City	Team
	1987 Indianapolis	Team
	1999 Winnipeg	Team
	2003 Santo Domingo	Team
	2007 Rio de Janeiro	Team
	2011 Guadalajara	Team
	2015 Toronto	Team
	1959 Chicago	Team
	1983 Caracas	Team
	1991 Havana	Team

The United States national baseball team, also known as Team USA, represents the United States in international baseball competitions. Currently ranked third in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, the team won the Olympic baseball tournament in 2000 and the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in 2017.

The U.S. national team debuted at the first Baseball World Cup (originally the Amateur World Series) in 1938. They won the tournament, which was the premier level of international baseball for some periods of its existence until it was discontinued in 2011, four times.^a The U.S. team has participated in every baseball tournament at the Summer Olympics, except for 2004, and won its first Olympic gold at the 2000 Olympics. The United States was an inaugural member of the WBC, making its debut in 2006. In their first three appearances in the WBC, the best finish for the Americans was fourth place in 2009. In 2017, the team won the WBC title for the first time, defeating Puerto Rico in the championship game. This breakthrough was followed up by another championship game appearance in 2023, with the team losing to Japan. The U.S. reached the championship game for a third time in a row in the 2026, but lost to Venezuela.

The U.S. team qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning the eight-team Americas Qualifying Event in June 2021. In the Olympic competition, held in Tokyo in July and August 2021, the team won the silver medal, losing to hosts Japan in the gold medal game. With baseball not featured at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Team USA will next compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The team is governed by USA Baseball, and its headquarters and training facilities are located in Cary, North Carolina. Along with the professional national team, the U.S. also fields collegiate, 18U, 15U, and 12U national baseball teams. The performances of all of the teams contribute to the WBSC ranking of the national team through various tournaments hosted by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.

International baseball games were played informally by American teams, against Canadian clubs, as early as 1860.⁶ However, the development of a national team occurred with the early Summer Olympics, which saw baseball debut unofficially in 1904 in St. Louis (though few records exist). An ad-hoc American team, including future Major League Baseball player Jim Thorpe, competed against a Swedish team at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, and a team of World War I servicemen played a Canadian team at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games in Paris.

Leslie Mann, a former major leaguer himself, is credited with the formation of the first official U.S. national team. He formed the United States Amateur Baseball Association (also known as the USA Baseball Congress) on February 19, 1931, with the hopes of sponsoring an international tournament.⁷ Mann's efforts to include baseball at the Olympics saw little success (no other country sent a team to 1936 in Berlin, and the 1940 Games in Tokyo were cancelled due to World War II), but he did hold the first Amateur World Series in 1938. The U.S. team, made out of amateur players, lost a best-of-five series to Great Britain.⁸

The USA Baseball Congress sent a national team to the Amateur World Series in 1939, 1940 (tying for a silver medal), and 1941, all held in Havana, Cuba. The United States' international participation was hampered by World War II, as well as the country's early withdrawal from the 1942 Amateur World Series due to a brawl with the Dominican Republic team and, purportedly, the influence of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo.⁹ After 1942, the United States was largely absent from the international baseball scene, as it did not participate in another Amateur World Series until 1969.

While an American team competed against Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the next "official" participation in an international tournament (i.e. recognized by USA Baseball) was at the 1959 Pan American Games.¹⁰ Held at Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park in Chicago, the 1959 team was made up of collegiate players, including future Hall of Famer Lou Brock.¹¹ The U.S. team made its first official appearance at the Olympics during the 1964 Tokyo Games, managed by longtime University of Southern California coach Rod Dedeaux.¹²

The United States victory at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada spurred renewed interest in international competitions. William P. "Dutch" Fehring, president of a rejuvenated United States Baseball Federation (USBF), decided to actively participate in International Baseball Federation (FIBA) competitions.¹³ In 1968, the U.S. won a post-Olympic tournament in Mexico City. The following year, it returned to the Amateur World Series in Santo Domingo in 1969, narrowly losing the gold medal to Cuba. However, international baseball was fraught with tensions in the early 1970s; as a result of protracted disagreements with FIBA, the international governing body of baseball, the U.S. federation withdrew in 1973 and formed its own body, the World Amateur Baseball Federation (better known as FEMBA, or the Federación Mundial de Béisbol Amateur).¹⁴ That year, the United States won its first Amateur World Series in Nicaragua and repeated a year later in St. Petersburg, Florida in the first Amateur World Series held in the U.S.⁹ The FIBA-FEMBA split was resolved by 1975, and the U.S. and its followers rejoined the new group, AINBA.¹⁵

The U.S. national team won the gold medal in the first-ever World Games, held at San Jose Municipal Stadium in San Jose, California in 1981. The U.S. fielded a roster of collegiate players that included Franklin Stubbs, Oddibe McDowell, Spike Owen, John Russell, Ed Vosberg, and Pat Clements among other future major leaguers. The U.S. national team completed the tournament undefeated, securing victories over Australia, Panama, and South Korea. Over the course of these games, they outscored their opponents by a 14-run differential. Their performance resulted in a gold medal win.¹⁶¹⁷

The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was the first to feature a tournament in the program. Eight teams competed in the tournament held at Dodger Stadium. Cuba, after winning the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, planned to participate but did not as a result of the Soviet-led boycott. The United States national team finished second, falling to Japan in the final game, 6–3. No official medals were awarded as baseball was a demonstration sport.

Baseball returned as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Again an eight-team tournament, the United States finished first in the tournament, defeating Japan, 5–3, in the final game.

Baseball became an official medal sport beginning with the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Competition was open only to male amateurs in 1992 and 1996. As a result, the United States and other nations where professional baseball is developed relied on college baseball players, while Cuba used their most experienced veterans, who technically were considered amateurs as they nominally held other jobs. Professional baseball players were introduced in 2000, but the situation remained largely the same. No active players from Major League Baseball (MLB) competed—as MLB declined to release its players—so Team USA utilized minor-league players and free agents, while Cuba and some other nations were still able to use their best players, as they had no commitments with MLB.^18192021 Nevertheless, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the United States won the bronze medal over Nicaragua after finishing with a 6–1 record in pool play and losing to Japan in the semifinals.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, the United States had a 6–1 record in pool play, then defeated South Korea in the semifinals, followed by a stunning victory over the heavily favored Team Cuba in the gold-medal game—an upset later dubbed the "Miracle on Grass".²²

The United States did not qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, despite being the defending gold medalists, after losing a qualifying game to Mexico, 2–1. That qualifier was controversial due to its format (single-elimination, rather than double-elimination), scheduling, and the fact that only two slots were given to nations from the Americas, while Europe received three.²³

The United States qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by winning the American Qualifying Tournament. At the Beijing Games, the U.S. finished with a 5–2 record in pool play. The U.S. lost to Cuba in the semifinals but beat Japan in the bronze-medal match.

At the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting on July 8, 2005, baseball and softball were voted out of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, becoming the first sports voted out of the Olympics since polo was eliminated from the 1936 Summer Olympics.²⁴ The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program following the 2008 games.¹⁹ Baseball returned to the Olympic program for the 2020 games, held in 2021 in Tokyo. It was not a part of the 2024 games in Paris but is scheduled for the 2028 games in Los Angeles.²⁵

On January 17, 2006, the United States announced its provisional 60-man roster (52 players in all) and whittled down the squad mixed with youth and experience to 30 players on February 14, 2006. Sixteen of the 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs were represented on the 2006 squad, including multiple representatives from the New York Yankees (4), Houston Astros (3), Washington Nationals (3), Atlanta Braves (2), Boston Red Sox (2), Chicago Cubs (2), Colorado Rockies (2), Houston Astros (2), and Texas Rangers (2). The fact that four Yankees were selected for the squad irked Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who was opposed to the WBC being held in the middle of spring training to the point where, at his team's complex in Tampa, Florida, he posted a sign apologizing for their absence and mocking the tournament in the process. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig promptly ordered him to take down the sign the next day.

Manager Buck Martinez brought his 17 years of professional experience as a major league catcher and 1+ seasons as Toronto Blue Jays' (2001–2002) skipper to the U.S. team. Former big-league managers Davey Johnson and Marcel Lachemann served as hitting coach and pitching coach, respectively.

Along with fellow North American rivals Canada and Mexico, the U.S. hosted South Africa. Round One games were held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, and Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona. The top two teams advanced to Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. Despite a surprising loss to Canada, the United States advanced to the second round via tiebreaker. However, second-round losses to South Korea and Mexico allowed Japan to advance over the Americans via tiebreaker. Derek Jeter and Ken Griffey, Jr. were named to the All-World Baseball Classic team.

The United States competed in Pool C of the 2009 World Baseball Classic along with Italy, Venezuela, and host Canada. The U.S. won the pool opener against Canada by a score of 6–5 and secured advancement into Round 2 by defeating Venezuela in a 15–6 slugfest. Venezuela, however, came back to defeat the U.S. in the championship game of Pool C, 5–3.

On March 14, in their first match of Round 2 against Puerto Rico, in Miami, Florida's Dolphin Stadium, the United States was mercy ruled for the first time in international competition, losing 11–1 in seven innings. Adam Dunn and captain Derek Jeter were among the ones to voice their distaste with the severe beating. Manager Davey Johnson even stated, "I should have stayed there", referencing a wedding he was at earlier in the day.

The United States came on strong the following day against the surprising Netherlands (who had already eliminated a tournament superpower, the Dominican Republic), jumping out to a 6–0 lead in the fourth inning and winning 9–3. With Puerto Rico losing to Venezuela 2–0 the following day, the U.S. faced Puerto Rico once again in the qualifying round, with the loser being eliminated from the tournament. With Puerto Rico leading 5–3 in the 9th inning, singles by Shane Victorino and Brian Roberts and walks by Jimmy Rollins and Kevin Youkilis cut the lead to 5–4. New York Mets third baseman David Wright then looped a barely-fair single into right field that brought in Roberts and Rollins to win the game, 6–5, advancing the U.S. to the semifinals while eliminating Puerto Rico. The United States went on to lose to Japan 9–4 in the second semifinal. Rollins was named to the All-World Baseball Classic team

The United States competed in Pool D of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, along with Italy, Canada, and Mexico. The U.S. team lost to Mexico in the first round, 5–2, but later won games against Canada and Italy, securing their place for the second round, along with Italy, in Pool 2.

On March 12, the United States beat Puerto Rico, 7–1, which then led to a face-off against the Dominican Republic on March 14. Team USA lost, 3–1, thus prompting a game against Puerto Rico once again. The next day Puerto Rico beat the Americans, 4–3, and eliminated them from the tournament. David Wright was named to the All-World Baseball Classic team

The United States came in second in the inaugural WBSC Premier12 tournament in 2015.

Team USA won its first game over Colombia, 3–2, in 10 innings on a walk-off single by Adam Jones. Following a loss to the Dominican Republic in which it squandered a 5-run lead, the U.S. defeated Canada to reach the second round.

In the second round, the Americans won the first game by defeating Venezuela, 4–2. In the second game the U.S. was defeated by Puerto Rico, 6–5, after giving up four runs in the first inning. The U.S. then faced the Dominican Republic in a high-stakes, winner-take-all rematch, with a spot in the championship round on the line. Late in the game, with Team USA trailing, Adam Jones delivered a defining moment. Tracking a deep fly ball off the bat of his then-Orioles teammate Manny Machado, Jones leaped into the wall to make the catch, creating an iconic image in the outfield. Building on that pivotal play, Team USA responded with a late-game rally, overcoming the deficit to secure the victory and advance to the next stage.²⁶

In the championship round semifinals on March 21, the Americans defeated Japan, 2–1, to advance to their first-ever appearance in the Final. In the final on March 22, the U.S. once again faced Puerto Rico; this time, however, they ended up winning dominantly by a score of 8–0, capturing their first ever World Baseball Classic title. Following the conclusion of the tournament, Eric Hosmer, Christian Yelich, and Marcus Stroman were named to the All-World Baseball Classic team, with Stroman being named World Baseball Classic MVP.²⁷

The United States came in fourth in the 12-team 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament in November 2019, with Scott Brosius as manager. With third-place Mexico as the top finisher from the Americas in that tournament, the U.S. missed the chance to immediately qualify for the six spots open for the 2020 Olympic Games.²⁸²⁹ The team subsequently qualified, with Mike Scioscia as manager, by winning the Americas Qualifying Event held from May 31 to June 5, 2021, in Florida.³⁰ Luke Williams led the team in batting average (.444), runs (6), hits (8), and RBIs (6), Todd Frazier and Mark Kolozsvary led in home runs (2), and David Robertson led the team in saves (2).³¹

At the Olympics, the team first won its three-team pool with victories over South Korea and Israel. In the modified double-elimination bracket, the team lost to hosts Japan in the second round, then defeated the Dominican Republic in the repechage and South Korea in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal game, where the team lost to Japan for the second time.³² Team Japan was made up of players from Nippon Professional Baseball, which paused its season for the Olympics,³³ while Team USA fielded minor-league players and free agents with major-league experience.³⁴³⁵

At the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Team USA looked to defend their 2017 championship. Multiple-time MLB MVP Mike Trout was named team captain ahead of his first appearance in the tournament.³⁶ Team USA won their first game in pool play against Great Britain by a score of 6–2. They lost their next game against Mexico by a score of 11–5, which was their only pool-play loss. The United States won their final two games against Canada and Colombia and advanced to the knockout stage.

In their quarterfinal matchup against Venezuela, the Americans were trailing 7–5 in the 8th inning when Trea Turner hit a go-ahead grand slam to win the game, 9–7, to advance to the semifinals.³⁷ There, the U.S. blew out Cuba, 14–2, and advanced to the championship round for the second tournament in a row.³⁸

Team USA's championship round opponent was Japan, creating a highly anticipated matchup. The Americans jumped out to an early 1–0 lead on another Turner home run but couldn't hold on, ultimately falling to Japan, 3–2, as Shohei Ohtani struck out then-teammate Trout to end the game.³⁹ Turner and Trout were named to the All-WBC team.⁴⁰

Three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge was named captain of Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic in April 2025.⁴¹ In the months leading up to the tournament, several high-profile players committed to the roster, including Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal, Cal Raleigh, Bobby Witt Jr., and Bryce Harper.⁴²

Team USA finished second in Pool B with a 3–1 record, avenging its 2023 loss to Mexico but losing to Italy.⁴³⁴⁴ The team went on to defeat Canada in the quarterfinals and the Dominican Republic in a highly anticipated and tightly contested semifinal.⁴⁵⁴⁶

Advancing to the championship game for a third consecutive tournament, Team USA ultimately fell to Venezuela, 3–2, in a close final. Despite entering the tournament with a highly touted offense, the lineup struggled to produce in the final.⁴⁷⁴⁸

Brice Turang, Roman Anthony, Logan Webb, and Skenes were named to the All-Tournament Team. Turang led the tournament with four doubles, while Webb and Skenes tied for the tournament lead in wins with two each.⁴⁹⁵⁰

The roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.⁵¹

United States – 2026 World Baseball Classic roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 53 David Bednar 31 Matthew Boyd 60 Garrett Cleavinger 35 Clay Holmes 48 Griffin Jax 40 Brad Keller 22 Clayton Kershaw 26 Nolan McLean 19 Mason Miller 41 Joe Ryan 30 Paul Skenes 54 Tim Hill 55 Gabe Speier 52 Michael Wacha 62 Logan Webb 59 Garrett Whitlock 44 Ryan Yarbrough		Catchers 29 Cal Raleigh 16 Will Smith Infielders  2 Alex Bregman  5 Ernie Clement 43 Paul Goldschmidt 24 Bryce Harper 11 Gunnar Henderson 13 Brice Turang  7 Bobby Witt Jr. Outfielders  3 Roman Anthony 25 Byron Buxton  4 Pete Crow-Armstrong 99 Aaron Judge (C) Designated hitters 12 Kyle Schwarber		Manager  9 Mark DeRosa Coaches 10 Michael Young (Bench) 46 Andy Pettitte (Pitching)  6 Matt Holliday (Hitting) 21 Sean Casey (Hitting) 23 George Lombard (First base) 91 Dino Ebel (Third base)  8 David Ross (Bullpen) 33 Fredi González (Assistant Manager) 32 Brian McCann (Assistant Manager) 30 active (16 pitchers, 14 position players)
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The following is a list of professional baseball game results active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled and games dating back to 2019.⁵³

Legend

  Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

Haarlem Week GS	July 9	United States	0–1 (F/8)	Japan	Haarlem, Netherlands
	13:00 CET		Boxscore

Haarlem Week GS	July 10	Italy	0–9	United States	Haarlem, Netherlands
	12:00 CET		Boxscore

Haarlem Week GS	July 11	Cuba	0–2	United States	Haarlem, Netherlands
	19:30 CET		Boxscore

Haarlem Week GS	July 12	Netherlands	0–10 (F/6)	United States	Haarlem, Netherlands
	19:30 CET		Boxscore

Haarlem Week GS	July 13	United States	2–3	Curaçao	Haarlem, Netherlands
	15:30 CET		Boxscore

Haarlem Week SF	July 14	United States	2–3 (F/10)	Curaçao	Haarlem, Netherlands
	15:30 CET		Boxscore

Haarlem Week 3rd	July 15	United States	5–1	Japan	Haarlem, Netherlands
	15:30 CET		Boxscore

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 9	Puerto Rico	1–0	United States	Tepic, Mexico
	16:00 CT	WP: Raymond Burgos	Boxscore	LP: Sam Benschoter	Attendance: 7,820

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 10	Netherlands	2–12	United States	Tepic, Mexico
	16:00 CT	LP: Kaj Timmermans	Boxscore	WP: Antonio Menendez	Attendance: 5,133

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 11	United States	3–5	Venezuela	Tepic, Mexico
	19:00 CT	LP: Eric Adler	Boxscore	WP: Mario Sanchez	Attendance: 7,018

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 12	Panama	3–9	United States	Tepic, Mexico
	19:00 CT	LP: Bryan Caceres	Boxscore	WP: Sam Benschoter	Attendance: 4,320

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 14	United States	12–2	Mexico	Zapopan, Mexico
	20:00 CT	WP: Antonio Menendez	Boxscore	LP: Luis Miranda	Attendance: 9,721

WBSC Premier12 SR	November 21	United States	1–9	Japan	Tokyo, Japan
	19:00 JT	LP: Darrell Thompson	Boxscore	WP: Chihiro Sumida	Attendance: 25,428

WBSC Premier12 SR	November 22	Chinese Taipei	8–2	United States	Tokyo, Japan
	12:00 JT	WP: Chiang Kuo-Hao	Boxscore	LP: Sam Benschoter	Attendance: 9,472

WBSC Premier12 SR	November 23	United States	6–5	Venezuela	Tokyo, Japan
	12:00 JT	WP: Zane Mills	Boxscore	LP: Enderson Franco	Attendance: 8,868

WBSC Premier12 3rd	November 24	United States	6–1	Venezuela	Tokyo, Japan
	12:00 JT	WP: Casey Lawrence	Boxscore	LP: Mario Sanchez	Attendance: 8,386

Friendly	March 3	United States	15–1 (F/10)	San Francisco Giants	Phoenix, United States
	13:05 MST	WP: Paul Skenes (1–0) HR: Alex Bregman (1), Roman Anthony (1)	Boxscore	LP: Adrian Houser (0–1)	Attendance: 9,720 Umpires: HP – Alfonso Márquez, 1B – Adrian Johnson, 2B – Scott Barry, 3B – Brian Walsh

Friendly	March 4	United States	14–4 (F/8)	Colorado Rockies	Phoenix, United States
	13:10 MST	WP: Carson Skipper (1–0) HR: Aaron Judge (1), Alex Bregman (2), Will Smith (1), Paul Goldschmidt (1), Byron Buxton (1)	Boxscore	LP: Gabriel Hughes (0–1) HR: Mickey Moniak (1), Kyle Karros (1)	Attendance: 11,803 Umpires: HP – Dan Bellino, 1B – Chris Guccione, 2B – Scott Barry, 3B – Rob Drake

World Baseball Classic GS	March 6	United States	15–5	Brazil	Houston, United States
	19:00 CT	WP: Logan Webb (1−0) HR: Aaron Judge (1)	Boxscore	LP: Bo Takahashi (0−1) HR: Lucas Ramirez 2 (2), Victor Mascai (1)	Attendance: 30,825 Umpires: HP − Brennan Miller, 1B − Adrian Johnson, 2B − Cesar Quintana, 3B − Zdeněk Zidek

World Baseball Classic GS	March 7	Great Britain	1–9	United States	Houston, United States
	19:00 CT	HR: Nate Eaton (1)	Boxscore	WP: Clay Holmes (1−0) LP: Andre Scrubb (0−1) HR: Kyle Schwarber (1)	Attendance: 34,368 Umpires: HP - Alex Tosi, 1B - David Arrieta, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Robert Nunez

World Baseball Classic GS	March 9	Mexico	3–5	United States	Houston, United States
	19:00 CT	LP: Jesus Cruz (0–1) HR: Jarren Duran (2)	Boxscore	WP: Paul Skenes (1–0) Sv: Garrett Whitlock (1) HR: Aaron Judge (2), Roman Anthony (1)	Attendance: 41,628 Umpires: HP − Adrian Johnson, 1B − Chun Il-soo, 2B − Roberto Ortiz, 3B − David Arrieta

World Baseball Classic GS	March 10	Italy	8–6	United States	Houston, United States
	20:00 CT	HR: Pete Crow-Armstrong (2), Gunnar Henderson(1)	Boxscore	WP: Michael Lorenzen (1-0) Sv: Greg Weissert (2) LP: Nolan McLean (0-1) HR: Sam Antonacci (1), Jac Caglianone (1), Kyle Teel (1)	Attendance: 38,653 Umpires: HP - Roberto Ortiz, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Robert Nunez, 3B - Cesar Quintana

World Baseball Classic QF	March 13	United States	5–3	Canada	Houston, United States
	19:00 CT	WP: Logan Webb (2−0) Sv: Mason Miller (1)	Boxscore	LP: Michael Soroka (1−1) HR: Bo Naylor (1)	Attendance: 38,054 Umpires: HP − Bill Miller, 1B − Carlos Torres, 2B − Zdeněk Zidek, 3B − Jon Byrne

World Baseball Classic SF	March 15	United States	2–1	Dominican Republic	Miami, United States
	20:00 CT	WP: Paul Skenes (2−0) Sv: Mason Miller (2) HR: Gunnar Henderson (2), Roman Anthony (1)	Boxscore	LP: Gregory Soto (0−1) HR: Junior Caminero (3)	Attendance: 36,337 Umpires: HP − Cory Blaser, 1B − Jeremie Rehak, 2B − Dan Bellino, 3B − Delfin Colon, LF − Cuti Suárez, RF − Chris Graham

World Baseball Classic F	March 17	Venezuela	3–2	United States	Miami, United States
	20:00 CT	WP: Andrés Machado (1–0) Sv: Daniel Palencia (3) HR: Wilyer Abreu (2)	Boxscore	LP: Garrett Whitlock (0–1) HR: Bryce Harper (1)	Attendance: 36,190 Umpires: HP: Dan Bellino, 1B: Cory Blaser, 2B: Jeremie Rehak, 3B: Chris Graham, LF: Delfin Colon, RF: Cuti Suarez

In 2005, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced the formation of the World Baseball Classic, a 16-nation international competition to be held in March of 2006 for the first time. The tournament was the first of its kind to have the national teams of IBAF's member federations feature professional players from the major leagues around the world, including MLB.

World Baseball Classic record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	L	RS	RA	Squad		W	L	RS	RA
2006	Quarterfinals	8th	6	3	3	33	20	Squad		No qualifiers held
2009	Fourth Place	4th	8	4	4	50	54	Squad		No qualifiers held
2013	Quarterfinals	6th	6	3	3	28	19	Squad		Automatically qualified
2017	Champions	1st	8	6	2	41	21	Squad		Automatically qualified
2023	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	2	51	28	Squad		Automatically qualified
2026	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	2	44	24	Squad		Automatically qualified
Total	1 Title	6/6	42	26	16	247	166	—		—	—	—	—

Team	WBC Tournament
	GP	W	L	Pct.	RF	RA	RD
Brazil	1	1	0	1.000	15	5	+10
Canada	6	5	1	0.833	46	21	+25
Colombia	2	2	0	1.000	6	4	+2
Cuba	1	1	0	1.000	14	2	+12
Dominican Republic	4	2	2	0.500	14	14	0
Great Britain	2	2	0	1.000	15	3	+12
Italy	2	1	1	0.500	12	10	+2
Japan	4	2	2	0.500	12	16	−4
Mexico	5	2	3	0.400	15	21	−6
Netherlands	1	1	0	1.000	9	3	+6
Puerto Rico	6	3	3	0.500	30	27	+3
South Africa	1	1	0	1.000	17	0	+17
South Korea	1	0	1	0.000	3	7	−4
Venezuela	6	3	3	0.500	39	33	+6
Total	42	26	16	0.619	247	166	+81

Summer Olympics record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	W	L	%	RS	RA		Method
1912	Exhibition only		1	0	1.000	13	3		No qualifiers held
1952	Did not enter
1956	Exhibition only		1	0	1.000	11	5
1964	Exhibition only		1	0	1.000	5	2
1984	Finals	2ndb	4	1	.800	38	16		Qualified as hosts
1988	Finals	1stb	4	1	.800	36	20		1987 Pan American Games
1992	Fourth Place	4th	5	4	.556	53	39		1991 Pan American Games
1996	Bronze medal	3rd	7	2	.778	93	41		Qualified as hosts
2000	Gold medal	1st	8	1	.889	49	16		1999 Pan American Games
2004	Did not qualify								Lost Americas Qualifying Tournament
2008	Bronze medal	3rd	6	3	.667	54	35		Won Americas Qualifying Tournament
2020	Silver medal	2nd	4	2	.667	28	15		Won Americas Qualifying Event
2028	Qualified as hosts								Qualified as hosts
Totalc	1 Title	6/7	30	12	.714	277	146

The WBSC created the Premier12 tournament in 2014,⁶³ following the dissolution of the Baseball World Cup. The tournament is held in every four years in November. The American roster includes professional ballplayers who are not on an MLB 40-man roster. The roster includes some MLB prospects, though the tournament conflicts with the Arizona Fall League and winter leagues.⁶⁴⁶⁵⁶⁶

WBSC Premier12 record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	L	RS	RA	Squad	Ranking
2015	Runners-up	2nd	8	6	2	43	34	Squad	2nd
2019	Fourth Place	4th	9	4	5	34	39	Squad67	2nd
2024	Third Place	3rd	9	5	4	51	36	Squad	3rd
2027	To be determined
Total	Runners-up	3/3	25	15	11	128	109	—

In 1988, the Amateur World Series became the International Baseball Federation's (IBAF) World Cup.

Since 1938, the U.S. has won 15 medals at the Baseball World Cup: four gold (1973, 1974, 2007, 2009), eight silver (1938, 1940, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1988, 2001), and three bronze (1939, 1982, 1984).

The U.S. was usually represented by college players in these tournaments, while Cuba used its best players.

Amateur World Series & Baseball World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	L	%	RS	RA	Org.
1938	Single-table tournament	2nd	5	1	4	.200	14	20	IBF
1939	Single-table tournament	3rd	6	0	6	.000	9	30
1940	Single-table tournament	2ndd	12	9	3	.750	51	20
1941	Single-table tournament	6th	8	2	6	.250
1942	Single-table tournament	Withdrew	8e	1	11	.083
1943	Did not enter
1944									FIBA
1945
1947
1948
1950
1951
1952
1953
1961
1965
1969	Single-table tournament	2nd	10	9	1	.900
1970	Single-table tournament	2nd	13	10	3	.769
1971	Did not enter
1972	Single-table tournament	2nd	15	13	2	.867
1973	Did not enter
1973	Single-table tournament	1st	10	10	0	1.000			FEMBA
1974	Single-table tournament	1st	10	9	1	.900
1976	Did not enter								AINBA
1978	Single-table tournament	2nd	10	9	1	.900
1980	Single-table tournament	4th	11	8	3	.727
1982	Single-table tournament	3rd	9	6	3	.667			IBAF
1984	Single-table tournament	3rd	12	8	4	.667
1986	Single-table tournament	4th	11	7	4	.636
1988	Finals	2nd	13	11	2	.846
1990	Second round	7th	9	5	4	.556
1994	Quarterfinals	8th	8	4	4	.500
1998	Pool stage	8th	7	4	3	.571
2001	Finals	2nd	10	7	3	.700
2003	Fifth place game	5th	9	7	2	.778
2005	Seventh place game	7th	11	7	4	.636
2007	Finals	1st	10	9	1	.900
2009	Finals	1st	15	14	1	.933
2011	Bronze medal game (canceled)	4th	11	7	4	.636
Total	4 Titles	24/39	249	177	80	.689	—	—

The U.S. was in group A of the 2007 IBAF World Cup, along with Republic of China, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Italy, Spain and South Africa. The U.S. went 6–1 to win their group, with their only loss coming on November 9, 2007 against Italy. It was the U.S.'s first loss to Italy in 21 years and the first time it ever lost to Italy with professional players, as the team consisted of minor league prospects. It was, however, their only loss. The U.S. went on to beat Korea, Netherlands, and Cuba to capture the gold.

In Round 1 of the 2009 Baseball World Cup, the U.S. (2–1) finished second in Group E, advancing alongside first-place Venezuela (3–0). In Round 2, the U.S. was joined by the nine other first- and second-place teams from Round 1, four wild-card teams, and the two principal host teams (Italy and the Netherlands). The 16 teams were divided into Groups F and G, where the U.S. (7–0) defeated each of the other seven teams in Group G. In Round 3, the top four teams from Group F were renamed Group 1, while the top four teams from Group G were renamed Group 2. The U.S. finished first in Group 2 with a perfect 7–0 record, while Cuba finished first in Group 1 with a 5–2 record. In the Final Round, Group 1 and Group 2's fourth-place teams competed for overall seventh place, the third-place teams played for fifth place, and the second-place teams faced off for the bronze medal. In the gold-medal game, the U.S. defeated Cuba, 10–5.

Tournament awards were given to Justin Smoak (MVP) and Todd Redmond (best won/loss average (pitcher)). Smoak (first base) was also named to the tournament All-Star Team, along with Jon Weber (outfield) and Terry Tiffee (designated hitter).

The Intercontinental Cup was an IBAF tournament first held in 1973 in Italy, and held every other year until 1999. The U.S. sat out the last three tournaments, in 2002, 2006, and 2010.

Future big leaguers who competed with the U.S. collegiate team in the Intercontinental Cup include Joe Carter, Terry Francona, Mickey Morandini, John Olerud, and Robin Ventura.

1973 : 3rd 1975 : 1st 1977 : 2nd 1979 : 3rd 1981 : 1st 1983 : 2nd

1985 : 6th place 1987 : 2nd 1989 : 6th 1991 : Did not qualify 1993 : 2nd 1995 : Did not qualify

1997 : 4th 1999 : 4th 2002 : Did not qualify 2006 : Did not qualify 2010 : Did not qualify

The U.S. and Cuba have been archrivals at the Pan American Games ever since the event began in 1951. The U.S. has finished second behind Cuba eight of the 12 times they have brought home the gold. Likewise, when the U.S. won the gold medal at the 1967 Pan American Games, Cuba finished second. The U.S. roster is usually composed of promising college players, while Cuba is able to send its best players.

In total, the U.S. has won one gold medal, eleven silver medals, and three bronze medals. The only games the U.S. failed to medal in were 1979 and 1995. For the 1995 games, the U.S. did not send their national team, but instead the St. John's University baseball team, who finished 0–4 against the international all-star teams.

1951 : 2nd 1955 : 2nd 1959 : 3rd 1963 : 2nd 1967 : 1st 1971 : 2nd

1975 : 2nd 1979 : 4th 1983 : 3rd 1987 : 2nd 1991 : 3rd 1995 : 10th place

1999 : 2nd 2003 : 2nd 2007 : 2nd 2011 : 2nd 2015 : 2nd

2019 : Did not enter 2023 : Did not enter

• Pan American Championship
  • Champions (2): 2004, 2021
  • Runners-up (2): 1998, 2002
  • Third place (2): 1985, 2010
• World Games
  • Champions: 1981
• Global World Series
  • Champions (2): 1955, 1956
• Inter-Allied Games
  • Champions: 1919
• International Amateur Tournament
  • Champions: 1968
• Haarlem Baseball Week
  • Champions (5): 1980, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2014
  • Runners-up: 2024
  • Third place (3): 2006, 2014, 2022
• World Port Tournament
  • Third place: 2009

Manager	Years active	Competitions	Ref.
Leslie Mann	1935–1939	1938 Amateur World Series — Runners-up 1939 Amateur World Series — 3rd place
Larry Gardner	1940	1940 Amateur World Series — Runners-up	68
George Lang	1941	1941 Amateur World Series — 6th place	69
Joel Tierce	1942	1942 Amateur World Series — Withdrew	70
Taylor Sanford	1951	1951 Pan American Games — Runners-up	71
Leonard Weissinger	1956	1956 Summer Olympics — Champions	72
J. Kyle Anderson	1959	1959 Pan American Games — 3rd place	73
Archie Allen	1963	1963 Pan American Games — Runners-up	74
Rod Dedeaux	1964–1984	1964 Summer Olympics — Champions 1984 Summer Olympics — Runners-up	75
Marty Karow	1967	1967 Pan American Games — Champions	76
Danny Litwhiler	1968	1968 International Amateur Tournament — Champions	77
Jack Kaiser	1969—1973	1969 Amateur World Series — Runners-up 1973 Intercontinental Cup — 3rd place	78
Jack Stallings	1970–1973	1970 Amateur World Series — Runners-up	79
Bobby Winkles	1971	1971 Pan American Games — Runners-up	80
Hal Smeltzly	1972	1972 Amateur World Series — Runners-up 1975 Pan American Games — Runners-up	81
Ron Fraser	1973–1992	1973 FEMBA Amateur World Series — Champions 1987 Pan American Games — Runners-up 1992 Summer Olympics — 4th place	82
Glen Tuckett	1974	1974 FEMBA Amateur World Series — Champions	83
Dick Bergquist	1975	1975 Intercontinental Cup — Champions	84
Tom Chandler	1978	1978 Amateur World Series — Runners-up	85
Jerry Kindall	1979	1979 Pan American Games — 4th place	8687
John Scolinos	1980	1980 Amateur World Series — 4th place	88
Ron Maestri	1981	1981 World Games — Champions	89
Bob Bennett	1983–1986	1983 Intercontinental Cup — Runners-up 1983 Pan American Games — 3rd place 1986 Amateur World Series	90
Duane Banks	1985	1985 Intercontinental Cup — 5th place	91
Mark Marquess	1988	1988 Summer Olympics — Champions	92
Jim Morris	1989–1990	1990 Goodwill Games — 3rd place 1990 Baseball World Cup — 7th place	93
John Anderson	1993	1993 Intercontinental Cup — Runners-up	94
Chuck Anderson	1994	1994 Baseball World Cup — 7th place	95
Skip Bertman	1996	1996 Summer Olympics — 3rd place	96
Bob Milano	1997	1997 Intercontinental Cup — 4th place	97
Ron Polk	1998	1998 Baseball World Cup – 9th place	98
Buddy Bell	1999	1999 Pan American Games — Runners-up	99
Tommy Lasorda	2000	2000 Summer Olympics — Champions
Terry Francona	2001	2001 Baseball World Cup – Runners-up	100
Frank Robinson	2003	2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Quarterfinals	101
Marty Scott	2003	2003 Baseball World Cup – 5th place	102
Buck Martinez	2006	2006 World Baseball Classic — 8th place	103
Davey Johnson	2005–2009	2005 Baseball World Cup – 7th place 2007 Baseball World Cup — Champions 2008 Summer Olympics – 3rd place 2009 World Baseball Classic — 4th place
Eddie Rodríguez	2009	2009 Baseball World Cup – Champions
Ernie Young	2010–2011	2010 Pan American Championship – 3rd place 2011 Pan American Games – Runners-up 2011 Baseball World Cup – 4th place	104
Joe Torre	2013	2013 World Baseball Classic — 6th place
Jim Tracy	2015	2015 Pan American Games — Runners-up	105
Willie Randolph	2015	2015 WBSC Premier12 — 4th place
Jim Leyland	2017	2017 World Baseball Classic — Champions
Scott Brosius	2019	2019 WBSC Premier12 — 4th place
Mike Scioscia	2020–2024	2020 Summer Olympics — Runners-up 2024 WBSC Premier12 — 3rd place
Mark DeRosa	2023–present	2023 World Baseball Classic — Runners-up 2026 World Baseball Classic — Runners-up

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  The logo of USA Baseball
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  Logo used in the jersey
• 
  Logo used in the team's cap
• 
  Current home uniform, worn by Max Clark

2006 WBC		2009 WBC		2013 WBC
Home	Away	Home	Away	Home	Away

2017 WBC		2023 WBC			2026 WBC
Home	Away	Home	Away	Alternate	Home	Away

USA Baseball also fields a collegiate national team of top collegiate baseball players in the country. The team competes in exhibition games and international competitions against teams from across the world, including Canada, Japan, and the Netherlands.¹⁰⁶ The collegiate team has won several international tournaments, including the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1973 and 1974 Baseball World Cup, 2009 World Baseball Challenge, and multiple Haarlem Baseball Weeks.¹⁰⁷

Players for the collegiate national team include Hall of Fame inductees Barry Larkin and Todd Helton, MLB Most Valuable Player award winners Dustin Pedroia, Ryan Howard, and Kris Bryant, and Cy Young Award winners David Price, Gerrit Cole, and Paul Skenes.¹⁰⁸

USA Baseball also fields 18U, 15U, and 12U national baseball teams. Former national teams included 16U and 14U national teams. USA Baseball also hosts two national team development programs in the age divisions of 17U and 14U. The selection processes for these programs can be found on the official website of USA Baseball and these team programs also have their respective social media web pages.

See also

See also

• USA Baseball National Training Complex
• Major League Baseball
• Puerto Rico national baseball team

Notes

Notes

1. USA Baseball lists the first two wins (1973 and 1974) under the collegiate national team, and the final two (2007 and 2009) under the senior professional team.⁴⁵
2. No medals awarded; tournament was a demonstration sport only
3. Totals only include years 1992 to 2008 and 2020, during which baseball was an official medal sport.
4. Tied with Nicaragua
5. The United States had a 1–7 record before forfeiting its last four games

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External links

External links

• Official website
  • Professional (senior) team
  • Collegiate team
• Media related to United States national baseball team at Wikimedia Commons