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52-466: The Grand Forks International was founded by Larry Seminoff , and the tournament led to the existence of the World Baseball Challenge , initially starting in 2002, at James Donaldson Park. The 2015 prize purse is $ 54,000. Prior winners of the tournament are: Notable Grand Forks International Alumni Rule 1: The official rules of baseball , as published by Baseball Canada , shall govern

104-627: 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

156-473: A 6–1 record in pool play and losing to Japan in the semifinals. At the 2000 Summer Olympics , Team USA had a 6–1 record in pool play, then defeated South Korea in the semifinals, followed by a win over Cuba in the gold-medal game. 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, 1–0. That qualifier

208-654: A former Major Leaguer himself, is credited with the formation of the first true 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. Mann's efforts to include baseball at the Olympics saw little success (no other country sent a team to 1936 in Berlin, and

260-648: A lack of sponsor support. Canada was to be represented by the Langley Blaze U18 , facing the winners of Japan's InterCity baseball tournament and players from the Northwest Collegiate Baseball League (Team USA). Teams from the Bahamas and Cuba were also expected to play in the tournament. The 2016 tournament is August 12–20, 2016. Roswell Invaders of the Pecos League are one of two teams from

312-742: 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 the 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

364-550: A protest arise, that protest must officially be brought to the attention of the home plate umpire , who in turn will forward such protest to the Tournament Protest Committee Chairman or designate. This Committee will then rule on the identified protest and their decision will be final. Rule 11: In the event a contest is forfeited , the team receiving the forfeiture shall claim a 7-0 win. The forfeiting team, meanwhile, shall surrender all earnings, if any, to

416-558: 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 tiebreak. 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-, and secured advancement into Round 2 by defeating Venezuela in

468-589: A win over Japan in the bronze-medal match. Nevertheless, the U.S. returned four years later at the Beijing Games , finishing 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

520-513: 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 . 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 . The United States team made its first official appearance at the Olympics during

572-522: The 1964 Tokyo Games , managed by longtime University of Southern California coach Rod Dedeaux . The United States 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,

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624-716: The 2028 games in Los Angeles. 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 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

676-550: The Baseball World Cup in 1938. The tournament was discontinued in 2011 in favor of the best-on-best World Baseball Classic. The United States won the tournament four times. In the 2000 Baseball Olympic games , the United States won their first Olympic gold in baseball. The United States was an inaugural member of the World Baseball Classic, making its debut in the first edition . In their first three appearances in

728-665: The United States in international-level baseball competitions. The team is currently ranked 2nd in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation . The United States has won many international tournaments, many of which are now discontinued. Most notably the team won the Olympic baseball tournament in 2000, and the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in 2017. The United States national team debuted in

780-650: The United States . Other teams participating are Kamloops Sun Devils , Sidearm Nation ( Calgary ), Team Japan and the Thurston County Senators ( Olympia ) of the Puget Sound Collegiate League . Team Japan went undefeated to capture the gold medal. They defeated Roswell Invaders 5–4 in the finale, scoring the winning run on a passed ball. United States national baseball team#Collegiate National Team The United States national baseball team , also known as Team USA represents

832-673: The United States Collegiate National Team , the Cuban National baseball B squad, independent Canadian club teams and Japanese industrial clubs. The USA National Collegiate Baseball Team defeated the German National Team by a score of 8–1 in the final. Drew Pomeranz of the University of Mississippi pitched a one-hitter against the tournament's only European team. German starting pitcher Tim Henkenjohann

884-514: The gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games , was to participate, but did not as a result of the Soviet-led boycott . The United States national team (Team USA) 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,

936-516: The inaugural WBSC Premier12 tournament in 2015. The Americans won their first game over Colombia, 3–2, in 10 innings on a walk-off single by Adam Jones . After losing to the Dominican Republic after having a 5-run lead, the U.S. defeated Canada to reach the Second Round. In the Second Round the Americans won the first game of the round defeating Venezuela 4–2. In the second game the U.S.

988-529: 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 against Great Britain . 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. But the United States's international participation

1040-636: The Americas in that tournament, Team USA missed the chance to immediately qualify for the six spots open for the 2020 Olympic Games . 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. 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

1092-664: 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 ). That year, it won its first Amateur World Series in Nicaragua, and repeated a year later in St. Petersburg, Florida (the first Amateur World Series held on U.S. soil). The FIBA-FEMBA split was resolved by 1975, and the U.S. and its followers rejoined

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1144-606: 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, Team USA 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

1196-604: 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 by defeating Puerto Rico in the final game. Team USA 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

1248-453: The WBC, which was Japan. The Americans took an early 1–0 lead on a Trea Turner homerun but could not close the door and lost to Japan, with the final score being 3–2. Trea Turner and Mike Trout were named to the 2023 All-World Baseball Classic team . The roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic : Infielders Outfielders Coaches The following is a list of professional baseball game results currently active in

1300-416: The batter is not set in the batter’s box within the 20 seconds and the pitcher is ready to throw an automatic strike will be issued. Rule 6: After the third out of each at bat the teams have 90 seconds to resume play. Rule 7: An Eight Run rule will apply to all tournament games except the semi-finals and final. If one team is ahead by eight or more runs after the trailing team has completed seven innings

1352-547: 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 ,

1404-675: The final. The Cuban squad included future American League Rookie of the Year José Abreu . The Ciego de Ávila Tigres of the Cuban National Series defeated Japan's JX-ENEOS 14–4 by mercy rule in the championship game. Team USA, with a roster featuring players from the Northwest Collegiate Baseball League, finished third in its return to the tournament. In 2015, the event's organizers announced that that year's tournament would be postponed until 2016 due to

1456-450: The first ever World Baseball Classic Title for the United States. Following the conclusion of the tournament, Eric Hosmer , Christian Yelich , and Marcus Stroman were named to the 2017 All-World Baseball Classic team . Team USA 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

1508-405: The first sports voted out of the Olympics since polo was eliminated from the 1936 Summer Olympics . 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. Baseball returned to the Olympic program for the 2020 games , held in 2021 in Tokyo. It will not be part of the 2024 games in Paris, but is scheduled for

1560-541: The following day, the U.S. would face Puerto Rico once again in the qualifying round. The loser would be 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 for New York Mets third baseman David Wright , who looped a barely-fair single into right that brought in Roberts and Rollins to win

1612-526: The game is over. Rule 8: Should circumstances arise where a game or games are postponed or cancelled, the Tournament Rules Committee (TRC) has the authority to act upon any alteration to the tournament format or schedule. Rule 9: There are no restrictions relative to roster size. However, teams will not be permitted to add to their roster any player who was on the roster of a team eliminated earlier from further competition. Rule 10: Should

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1664-450: The game, 6–5, advancing to the semifinals while eliminating Puerto Rico. The United States would go on to lose to Japan 9–4 in the second semifinal. The United States team 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 two games against Canada and Italy, securing their place for

1716-660: The gold medal game. The team is governed by USA Baseball , and its headquarters/training facilities are located in Cary, North Carolina . Along with the professional national team, USA Baseball also fields a Collegiate, 18U, 15U, and 12U National baseball team. All of the teams contribute to the WBSC ranking of the US National team through various tournaments hosted by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. Throughout

1768-455: The knockout stage. In their quarterfinal matchup against Venezuela, the Americans were trailing 7–5 in the 8th when Trea Turner hit a go-ahead Grand Slam to win the game 9–7 for Team USA to advance to the semi-finals. There, the U.S. blew out Cuba 14–2 and advanced to the Championship round for the second time in a row. Their Championship round opponent was a championship much anticipated for

1820-512: The latest version of the WBSC World Rankings , as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.    Win    Lose    Void or postponed    Fixture In 2005 , Major League Baseball 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

1872-537: The new group, AINBA. The USA won the gold medal in the first ever World Games , held in Santa Clara, California in 1981 , with a collegiate roster including Franklin Stubbs , Oddibe McDowell , Spike Owen , among other future major leaguers. 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

1924-467: The playing of baseball games during the tournament. Specifications as to facility, equipment, play-off format, etc. have been modified to meet the needs of the tournament. Teams may elect to use the designated hitter rule . Rule 2: All games will be nine (9) innings. Extra innings to be played to determine winners. Rule 3: Toss of a coin at home plate will determine home team for all preliminary round games. Teams with better records, as determined by

1976-474: The second round, along with Italy, on Pool 2 . On March 12, they beat Puerto Rico 7–1, which then proceeded to face off against the Dominican Republic on March 14, losing 3–1 where they face off Puerto Rico once again the next day, as Puerto Rico beat the American team 4–3 (as revenge for being eliminated from the 2009 World Baseball Classic ), thus eliminating them from the tournament. Team USA came in second in

2028-622: The second wild card team in the event of all 3 divisions having 3 teams with identical 2 - 1 round robin records. Rule 16: This is a wood bat tournament. Composite bats are allowed. Rule 17: Any player who is ejected from the game is subject to further discipline at the discretion of the Tournament Committee. World Baseball Challenge The World Baseball Challenge is an international baseball competition based in Prince George, British Columbia , Canada . The tournament

2080-412: 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 super power: 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

2132-496: 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. Nevertheless, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Team USA won the bronze medal over Nicaragua after finishing with

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2184-507: 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. Major League Baseball 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

2236-470: The team in saves (2). At the Olympics, the team first won its three-team pool, via victories over South Korea and Israel . In the modified double-elimination bracket, the team lost to Japan in the second round, then defeated the Dominican Republic in the repechage and South Korea in the semi-finals and advanced to the gold medal game where the team lost to Japan for the second time. Team Japan

2288-456: The tournament rules, will be the Home Teams for all Money Round games. Rule 4: Teams must be prepared to play ball when scheduled. Infield drills will be permitted only if time allows. Rule 5: The 20 second rule between pitches will be invoked. If the pitcher has not delivered the ball to the batter within 20 seconds after receiving the ball an automatic ball will be issued to the batter. If

2340-495: The tournament. Rule 12: The top two teams in each division will qualify for the tournament’s Money Round. Rule 13: Two wild card teams with the best record after the top two division teams are determined will complete the eight team Money Round. Rule 14: Tie Breaker Rule: the following Rule will determine division winners, division runner-up teams, wild card teams , and Money Round seeding. Tie Breaker Rule: Rule 15: A playoff game of 5 innings will be held to determine

2392-491: The years, many high-level players have been developed by USA Baseball, and have played on the national team before becoming professional players. Many players who are currently playing in Major League Baseball have also joined the team for the World Baseball Classic and Olympic baseball tournaments. International baseball games were played informally by American teams, against Canadian clubs, as early as 1860. However,

2444-478: 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. Team USA qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by winning the American Qualifying Tournament. In Beijing, Team USA had a 5–2 record in pool play, then lost to Cuba in the semifinals, followed by

2496-593: Was defeated by Puerto Rico 6–5 after giving up 4 runs in the 1st inning. The U.S. then defeated the Dominican Republic to advance to the Championship Round. 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; the U.S. however, ended up winning 8–0 capturing

2548-587: Was established in 2002 by Larry Seminoff, who is also the founder of the Grand Forks International . The current incarnation of the event, beginning in 2009, has been held every two years at Citizen Field in Prince George, British Columbia , Canada . It is sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation , Baseball Canada and Baseball BC. The field of participants for the event typically consists of amateur or competitors such as

2600-448: 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 . 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

2652-456: Was made up of players from Nippon Professional Baseball , which paused its season for the Olympics, while Team USA fielded minor-league players and free agents with major-league experience. Team USA won their first game in pool play against Great Britain 6–2. They lost their next game against Mexico 11–5 in which would ultimately be their only pool play loss. The United States won their final two games against Canada and Colombia and advanced to

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2704-548: Was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Team USA included several future Major League Baseball players, such as Trevor Bauer , Gerrit Cole , Yasmani Grandal , Sonny Gray , Kolten Wong and Pomeranz. Canada, British Columbia, Prince George Axemen and the Bahamas National Team finished in third through sixth place respectively. Cuban National Baseball B Team defeated Chinese Taipei 10–5 in

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