OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 KOREA (3-2) VS. USA (3-1)

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OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 KOREA (3-2) VS. USA (3-1)

STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Euilee Lee (0-0) vs. RHP Joe Ryan (1-0)

August 5, 2021 - 7 p.m. JST/6 a.m. EDT/3 a.m. PDT // Yokohama Baseball Stadium / Yokohama, Japan

OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

DATE MATCHUP OPENING ROUND 7/28/21 Dom. Republic vs. Japan 7.29/21 Israel vs. Korea 7/30/21 Dom. Republic vs. Mexico 7/30/21 Israel vs. USA 7/31/21 Japan vs. Mexico 7/31/21 Korea vs. USA

TIME/RESULT

JPN 4, DOM 3 KOR 6, ISR 5 (10) DOM 1, MEX 0 USA 8, ISR 1 JPN 7, MEX 4 USA 4, KOR 2

KNOCKOUT ROUND 8/1/21 Israel vs. Mexico 8/1/21 Dom. Republic vs. Korea 8/2/21 Israel vs. Korea 8/2/21 USA vs. Japan 8/3/21 DR vs. Israel 8/4/21 DR vs. USA 8/4/21 Japan vs. Korea 8/5/21 Korea vs. USA

ISR 12, MEX 5 KOR 4, DR 3 KOR 11, ISR 1 JPN 7, USA 6 (10) DR 7, ISR 6 USA 3, DR 1 JPN 5, KOR 2 7 p.m.

MEDAL ROUND 8/7/21 Bronze: Dom. Republic vs. TBD 8/7/21 Gold: TBD vs. Japan

12 p.m. 7 p.m.

OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 STANDINGS

GROUP A

GROUP B

Japan

2-0 Korea

1-0

Dom. Republic

1-1 USA

1-0

Mexico

0-2 Israel

0-2

OVERALL RECORDS

Japan

4-0 Dom. Republic

2-3

USA

3-1 Israel

1-4

Korea

3-2 Mexico

0-3

OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 USA RESULTS WHEN...

Overall Record

3-1

Opening Round Record

2-0

"Home" Games

2-0

"Away" Games

1-1

Day Games

1-0

Night Games

2-1

vs. Left-Handed Starter

0-0

vs. Right-Handed Starter

3-1

1-Run Games

0-1

2-Run Games

2-0

5+ Run Games

1-0

Extra Innings

0-1

Shutouts

0-0

USA Scores 0-2 Runs

0-0

USA Scores 3-5 Runs

2-0

USA Scores 6-9 Runs

1-1

USA Scores 10+ Runs

0-0

Opponent Scores 0-2 Runs

3-0

Opponent Scores 3-5 Runs

0-0

Opponent Scores 6-9 Runs

0-1

Opponent Scores 10+ Runs

0-0

USA Scores in First Inning

1-0

USA Scores First

2-0

Opponent Scores First

1-1

USA: Leading After 6

3-1

USA: Trailing After 6

0-0

USA: Leading After 7

3-1

USA: Trailing After 7

0-0

USA: Leading After 8

3-1

USA: Trailing After 8

0-0

USA Hits 0 Home Runs

0-0

USA Hits 1 Home Run

1-1

USA Hits 2+ Home Runs

2-0

Opponent Hits 0 Home Run

1-0

Opponent Hits 1 Home Run

2-1

Opponent Hits 2+ Home Runs

0-0

USA Out-Hits Opponent

2-0

Opponent Out-Hits USA

1-0

Hits Are Tied

0-1

USA BASEBALL OLYMPIC TEAM VS. KOREA // ALL-TIME RECORD: 6-1

DATE

EVENT

LOCATION

8/6/84

Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, Calif.

9/19/88

Seoul 1988 Olympic Games

Seoul, Korea

7/22/96

Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games

Atlanta, Ga.

9/20/00

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Sydney, Australia

9/26/00

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Sydney, Australia

8/13/08

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Beijing, China

7/31/21

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Yokohama, Japan

RESULT W, 5-2 W, 5-3 W, 7-2 W, 4-0 W, 3-2 L, 8-7 W, 4-2

USA BASEBALL PROFESSIONAL TEAM VS. KOREA // ALL-TIME RECORD: 7-4

DATE

EVENT

LOCATION

RESULT

11/9/99

1999 Intercontinental Cup

Sydney, Australia

W, 2-1

9/20/00

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Sydney, Australia

W, 4-0

9/26/00

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Sydney, Australia

W, 3-2

11/9/01

XXXIV World Cup

Chia Yi, Taiwan

W, 11-0

3/13/06

2006 World Baseball Classic

Anaheim, Calif.

L, 7-3

11/16/07

XXXVI World Cup

Taipei City, Taiwan

W, 3-1

8/13/08

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Beijing, China

L, 7-6

11/15/15

2015 Premier12

Taipei, Taiwan

W, 3-2

11/21/15

2015 Premier 12

Tokyo, Japan

L, 8-0

11/11/19

2019 Premier12

Tokyo, Japan

L, 5-1

7/31/21

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Yokohama, Japan

W, 4-2

THE LAST TIME OUT: KOREA The U.S. pitching staff tallied a record-tying 14 strikeouts while Triston Casas and Nick Allen hit home runs in a 4-2 victory over Korea. The win clinched the top spot in Group B and secured a berth in the medal round for Team USA.

The name of the game was pitching. Team USA (2-0) starter Nick Martinez (1-0) was strong on the mound in his debut. After giving up back-to-back singles and a run to start the game, he sat down 13 of the next 14 batters he faced, striking out the side in the top of the third. Martinez scattered four hits and no walks over five innings of work and struck out nine batters to get the win.

Scott McGough was first out of the pen for the Team USA in the sixth and promptly struck out two batters in his lone inning of work. Edwin Jackson struck out another two in the seventh before giving way to Anthony Gose, who faced the minimum in his 1.1 innings. David Robertson (1) came on to close the game in the ninth inning and cashed in on a Jack Lopez web gem to secure the 4-2 victory and tally his first save of the tournament.

The 14 strikeouts tied the U.S. Olympic team record for strikeouts in a game. Team USA also struck out 14 batters against Italy at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games.

Triston Casas led the offense with a 1-for-4 day with a two-run home run in the fifth inning to take a 2-1 lead. Nick Allen hit a solo shot in the sixth for the eventual game-winning run before Tyler Austin added an RBI-single to put the U.S. up 4-2.

BASH BROTHERS Tyler Austin (.941) and Triston Casas (.938) currently lead the tournament in slugging percentage thanks to a combined 5 home runs and 31 total bases.

STREAKING IN THE CLUTCH & MULTIPLE MULTI-HIT GAMES Tyler Austin and Triston Casas are amidst a four-game hitting streak, tallying one in every game of the tournament (4), meanwhile Eric Filia has gotten a hit in back-to-back contests. Austin is also the only player on Team USA who has had multiple multi-hit games, talling two against Japan and three versus Israel.

GET ON BASE AND CASAS WILL BRING YOU IN Triston Casas leads the tournament in RBIs (8) thanks to a tournament-leading three home runs. He has contributed multipe RBIs in three games to lead the team.

DID YOU KNOW: Although the flag can be worn on either sleeve (or on either side of the cap), USA Baseball traditionally wears the flag on the right sleeve, and, per military uniform regulation, the star field always faces forward. This gives the effect of the flag flying in the breeze as the athlete moves forward.

MEDAL ROUND SPOT CLINCHED Team USA clinched its spot in the medal round of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games baseball tournament following its 4-2 victory over Korea. By winning Group B, the U.S. is guaranteed a spot in the gold or bronze medal games. The U.S. has played for a medal in every Olympic Games it has participated it, winning a gold in 1988 (demonstration sport) and 2000, a silver medal in 1984 (demonstration sport), and a bronze medal in 1996 and 2008.

A RECORD-TYING PERFORMANCE The U.S. pitching staff tied a team record for strikeouts in a single Olympic game by punching out 14 Korea hitters on Saturday, July 31. The last time was on July 28, 1992 against Italy in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. Nick Martinez led the way with 9 strikeouts, followed by Scott McGough and Edwin Jackson with two each, and David Robertson tallied one himself in the ninth to tie the record.

PLAYING IN YOUR HOME STADIUM Playing at home cannot be understated. Just ask Tyler Austin. Austn plays professionally for the Yokohama DeNA Baybears in the Nippon Professional Baseball league. His home stadium? None other than Yokohama Baseball Stadium, the site of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. It did not take him long to get comfortable there. In the opening game against Israel, Austin tagged three extra-base hits, including a two-run homer in the third inning and two doubles.

BECOME TEAMMATES, GET TRADED, REMAIN TEAMMATES Joe Ryan and Simeon Woods Richardson first became teammates when they suited up for Team USA in the Baseball Americas Qualifier in June, then reunited for Olympic Team Training. Shortly after arriving in Japan, Ryan was traded to the Minnesota Twins from Tampa Bay and Woods Richardson was also traded to the Minnesoate Twins on Saturday evening by the Toronto Blue Jays.

WALK-ON, OLYMPIAN In 2012, Patrick Kivlehan decided to try out for the Rutgers Baseball Team after not playing organized baseball in nearly four years. The reason? He was suiting up for the Scarlet Knights football team as a defensive back. In his lone season on the diamond in New Brunswick?and after a lengthy hiatus from baseball?Kivlehan pieced together a season to remember. He won the Big East triple crown after hitting .392/.480/.693 with 14 home runs, 50 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases in 51 games, earning him unanimous Big East Player of the Year honors and a fourth-round selection in the MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners.

SCIOSCIA AND LOPEZ'S UNIQUE HISTORY In 2002, a rally monkey Mike Scioscia was leading the Los Angeles Angels to its first World Series title in the organization's history. In the opposing dugout? A young Jack Lopez. Jack was the San Francisco Giants' bat boy during the 2002 World Series thanks to his father, Juan, being the team's bullpen coach.

A COACH'S OLYMPIC RETURN U.S. Olympic Baseball Team Hitting Coach Ernie Young is no stranger to the Olympic Games. In the Sydney 2000 Games, Young and his fellow teammates won Team USA's second gold medal in Olympic history (its first as an official sport [Seoul 1988; demonstration sport]) under the leadership of Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda. Young hit .385 with a team-leading eight RBIs in Sydney, including a two-run single against Cuba in the gold medal game.

THE JAPAN EXPERIENCE Three members of the U.S. Olympic Team roster currently play professional baseball in Japan. Tyler Austin plays for the Yokahama DeNA Baybears, Nick Martinez plays for the Fukuoka SoftBank Haws, and Scott McGough plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Austin will be playing for Team USA in the Olympic Games on his home field at Yokohama Baseball Stadium.

WINTER OLYMPIAN, SUMMER OLYMPIAN, FLAG BEARER Eddy Alvarez became the first athlete from the sport of baseball to carry the U.S. flag in the Opening Ceremony. Alvarez was selected by his fellow U.S. athletes based on his background of having competed?and won a silver medal in short track speedskating?in the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014.

THE EDDY ALVAREZ STORY Eddy Alvarez grew up in Miami, Florida, a hot bed for speedskating. Check that: a hot bed for baseball. Growing up, Eddy played baseball and was a successful inline skater. Eventually, his parents began renting out ice rinks and a love of speedskating formed. He turned down a baseball scholarship to pursue speedskating and a run at the Winter Olympic Games as a member of Team USA. His pursuit proved fruitful as he made Team USA for the Sochi Olympic Games and won a silver medal in the 5,000 meter relay in short track speedskating. Following the Olympic Games he returned to baseball, signed with the Chicago White Sox as a free agent, and made his Major League Debut with the Miami Marlins in 2020.

FROM HIGH SCHOOL TEAMMATES TO U.S. OLYMPIANS Joe Ryan is a top pitching prospect in the Minnesota Twins organization right now; however, growing up, he was a year-round water polo player in the State of California. While he eventually forged a different path to play professional baseball, he and his Sir Francis Drake High School (San Anselmo, Calif.) water polo teammate Dylan Woodhead both ended up as Team USA Olympians. Woodhead was named to the U.S. Men's Water Polo Team on July 2.

LIFELONG FRIENDS, FIRST-TIME TEAMMATES Eddy Alvarez and Nick Martinez have been friends their entire lives. Growing up in southern Florida, they ended up playing baseball at rival high schools before moving on in their athletic careers ? Alvarez to U.S. Speedskating and Martinez to professional baseball. But, now, for the first time, they are teammates. All it took was for Team USA to come calling.

FOLLOWING IN A MENTOR'S FOOTSTEPS Mike Scioscia has won three MLB World Series rings. He won one as a manager for the Anaheim Angels in 2002 and then two as a player with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 and 1988. His two as a player were under the guidance of Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda, who is the most recent manager to have led Team USA to an Olympic gold medal in baseball (2000). Lasorda was his mentor and Scioscia will now look to replicate Lasorda's success for Team USA in this year's Olympic Games.

PROSPECT WATCH The U.S. roster features seven players who are in their respective organization's Top 30 Prospect List: Nick Allen (No. 3 Oakland), Shane Baz (No. 5, Tampa Bay Rays), Triston Casas (No. 1, Boston Red Sox), Mark Kolozsvary (No. 29, Cincinnati Reds), Joe Ryan (No. 6, Minnesota Twins), and Simeon Woods Richardson (No. 4, Toronto Blue Jays). Baz (No. 71), Casas (No. 30), and Woods Richardson (No. 68) are also recognized by MLB Pipeline as three of the top-100 prospects in all of baseball.

REPPIN' MANY STATES Twelve different states and territories are represented on Team USA's 24man roster. The most well-represented states are California and Florida, with four players born in the Golden State and Sunshine State each. Texas is next with three athletes born there, and Alabama, Georgia, and Pennsylvania each have two representatives on the roster. The following states or territories have one player on the U.S. roster: Arizona, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Puerto Rico. Edwin Jackson grew up in Georgia, but was born in Germany where his father was stationed for the military.

BACK IN THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE Nineteen (19) members of the roster have previous playing experience with Team USA, including 12 members of the Olympic Qualifying Team in June. In total, seven athletes have won a gold medal in international competition. David Robertson is back in red, white, and blue after throwing the final pitch of Team USA's 2017 World Baseball Classic championship run. Todd Frazier and Tim Federowicz, who both played for the 2006 Collegiate National Team that won a gold medal at the FISU World University Championships in Havana, Cuba, are also on the roster. Nick Allen, Shane Baz, Triston Casas, and Bubba Starling all won a gold medal as members of the 18U National Team. Additionally, 20 of the 24 athletes have international baseball experience as Jack Lopez has represented Team Puerto Rico in previous international tournaments. Gold medalists:

Nick Allen Shane Baz

Triston Casas Tim Federowicz Todd Frazier David Robertson

Bubba Starling

2013 15U National Team; 2016 18U National Team 2016 18U National Team

2015 15U National Team; 2016 & 2017 18U National Team 2006 Collegiate National Team 2006 Collegiate National Team 2017 World Baseball Classic

2010 18U National Team

GOLD MEDAL EXPERIENCE Seven members of the roster have won a gold medal while playing for Team USA, led by Triston Casas, who has won three. Casas and Nick Allen were teammates on the 2016 18U National Team that won a gold medal at the COPABE Pan Am "AAA" Championships in Monterrey, Mexico, and Casas followed with a WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in 2017 with teammate Shane Baz. Tim Federowicz and Todd Frazier both won a gold medal at the FISU World University Championships in Havana, Cuba. David Robertson also won a gold medal when Team USA won the World Baseball Classic in 2017.

MAJOR EXPERIENCE Thirteen of the players on Team USA's roster have Major League experience: Eddy Alvarez, Tyler Austin, Brandon Dickson, Tim Federowicz, Todd Frazier, Anthony Gose, Edwin Jackson, Scott Kazmir, Patrick Kivlehan, Nick Martinez, Scott McGough, David Robertson, and Bubba Starling.

roommates throughout the season but went separate ways at the beginning of the 2021 Minor League Season: Baz to AA and Ryan to AAA. Baz, however, earned a call-up to AAA Durham to join Ryan on the diamond... and as roommates once again.

A CEREMONY LIKE NO OTHER Major General Todd Hunt, the Adjutant General of the State of North Carolina, and the North Carolina National Guard hosted a patch ceremony with the U.S. Olympic Baseball Team during its training at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. Prior to its opening game, the soldiers removed their American flag patch from their uniforms and presented it to a member of the Team USA delegation as a symbol of good luck, hope for success, and a reminder of who and what they are representing as they travel to Tokyo to compete for our country at the Olympic Games

WORLD SERIES WINNERS Two members of Team USA have won a World Series title in their careers. Edwin Jackson was a member of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals and David Robertson won a ring with the Yanks in 2009. Robertson also picked up the final out of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, giving the U.S. its first win in the event.

ALL-STARS & STRIPES Of the 14 players with major league experience on the roster, four of them have been named to MLB All-Star teams: Todd Frazier, Edwin Jackson, David Robertson, and Scott Kazmir. Kazmir leads the way with three All-Star selections, followed by Frazier with two all-time selections; Frazier also won the MLB Home Run Derby as part of the All-Star Game festivities in 2015.

EVERYONE ALWAYS REMEMBERS THEIR ROOMMATES Jack Lopez and Bubba Starling reunited as members of the U.S. Olympic Baseball Team for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. In fact, Lopez and Starling were each other's first roommates after becoming professional baseball players with the Kansas City Royals. Both were drafted in the 2011 MLB First Year Player Draft; Starling as the first-round pick and Lopez the Royals' 16th rounder.

But they are not the only former roommates on the team. Shane Baz and Joe Ryan have a history, both being prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays farm system. Training in the alternate training site in 2020, Baz and Ryan were

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC BASEBALL TEAM ROSTER

NO. LAST NAME

10 Allen 2 Alvarez 23 Austin 35 Baz 48 Carter 26 Casas 32 Dickson 34 Federowicz 5 Filia 25 Frazier 31 Gose 33 Jackson 15 Kazmir 16 Kivlehan 8 Kolozsvary 7 Lopez 14 Martinez 39 McGough 30 Robertson 40 Ryan 28 Ryan 24 Starling 12 Westbrook 44 Woods Richardson

FIRST NAME POS. B/T

Nick

INF R/R

Eddy

INF S/R

Tyler

OF R/R

Shane

RHP R/R

Anthony RHP L/R

Triston INF L/R

Brandon RHP R/R

Tim

C

R/R

Eric

OF L/L

Todd

INF R/R

Anthony LHP L/L

Edwin

RHP R/R

Scott

LHP L/L

Patrick OF/INF R/R

Mark

C

R/R

Jack

UTL R/R

Nick

RHP L/R

Scott

RHP R/R

David

RHP R/R

Joe

RHP R/R

Ryder

RHP R/R

Bubba

OF R/R

Jamie

INF/OF R/R

Simeon RHP R/R

HT. WT.

5-8 166 5-9 185 6-2 220 6-2 190 6-4 215 6-4 250 6-5 190 5-10 215 6-0 190 6-2 215 6-0 200 6-2 215 6-0 185 6-2 215 5-8 180 5-10 160 6-1 198 5-11 190 5-11 195 6-2 205 6-2 205 6-4 220 5-9 195 6-3 210

HOMETOWN

San Diego, Calif. Miami, Fla. Conyers, Ga. Cypress, Texas Decatur, Ga. Miami, Fla. Montgomery, Ala. Erie, Pa. Carlsbad, Calif. Point Pleasant, N.J. Bellflower, Calif. Neu-Ulm, Germany Cypress Falls, Texas Nyack, N.Y. Eustis, Fla. Rio Piedras, P.R. Miami, Fla. Monroesville, Pa. Birmingham, Ala. San Francisco, Calif. Charlotte, N.C. Gardner, Kan. Gilbert, Ariz. Sugar Land, Texas

ORGANIZATION

Oakland Athletics Miami Marlins Nippon Professional Baseball Tampa Bay Rays Mexican League Boston Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers Seattle Mariners Free Agent Cleveland Indians Free Agent San Francisco Giants San Diego Padres Cincinnati Reds Boston Red Sox Nippon Professional Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball Free Agent Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals Milwaukee Brewers Toronto Blue Jays

CURRENT TEAM Midland (AA) Jacksonville (AAA) Yokohama DeNA Baybears Durham (AAA) Saraperos de Saltillo Portland (AA) Memphis (AAA) Oklahoma City (AAA) Tacoma (AAA)

Columbus (AAA)

Sacramento (AAA) El Paso (AAA) Chattanooga (AA) Worcester (AAA) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Tokyo Yakult Swallows

TBD Round Rock (AAA) Omaha (AAA) Nashville (AAA) New Hampshire (AA)

PRONUNCIATION

BOZ KAA-suhz fed-er-OH-vitch fill-EE-uh FREI-zhr GOES KAZ-meer KIV-luh-hann COLES-very

mick-GUFF

SI-mee-uhn

COACHING STAFF

NO. NAME 49 Mike Scioscia 17 Dave Wallace 19 Ernie Young 3 Darren Fenster 52 Eric Campbell 13 Roly de Armas

POSITION

Manager Pitching Coach Hitting Coach 3rd Base Coach 1st Base Coach Bullpen Coach

BACK AGAIN: USA BASEBALL ALUMNI ON THE ROSTER Nineteen former USA Baseball national team alumni will wear the red, white, and blue once again in their career for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, including 12 members of the 2021 Baseball Americas Qualifier team. Of the 19, seven have won a gold medal in international competition, led by Triston Casas, who has won three gold medals (2015 15U, 2016 18U, 2017 18U).

ORGANIZATIONS WITH MULTIPLE PLAYERS

NO. ORGANIZATION

PLAYERS

2 Boston Red Sox

Triston Casas, Jack Lopez

USA BASEBALL COACHING STAFF

MIKE SCIOSCIA

MANAGER //PRONUNCIATION: SOW-SHUH// Scioscia makes his international coaching debut for the United States in 2021 after serving as the Angels' manager for 19 seasons. He spent his entire MLB managerial career in Anaheim, where he led the Halos to a 1650-1428 (.536) overall record from 1999-2018, ranking him 18th all-time in career managerial wins. After breaking a 15-year playoff drought in 2002, Scioscia led the Angels to the only World Series title in their history that postseason to become the 17th person to win a World Series title as both player and manager. He was the first manager in MLB history to make the playoffs in six of his first ten seasons, including winning five AL West division titles in six years. Scioscia was twice named the AL Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (2002 and 2009) and set the Angels' franchise single-season wins record twice with 99 victories in 2002 and then 100 victories in 2008. He is the current all-time leader in wins, games managed, and division titles won in Angels' history. Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 19th overall pick of the 1976 June Amateur Draft, Scioscia spent all 13 of his years in the Major Leagues as a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1980-92) under USA Baseball Olympic gold medalwinning manager Tommy Lasorda. He won two World Series titles (1981 and 1988), was twice named a National League All-Star (1989 and 1990), and caught two no-hitters (Fernando Valenzuela and Kevin Gross) in his playing career. To this day, Scioscia ranks fourth all-time among Major League catchers with 136 shutouts caught.

ERIC CAMPBELL

FIRST BASE COACH Currently serving USA Baseball as its General Manager of National Teams, Eric Campbell will make his Olympic coaching debut in 2020 as the First Base Coach. In his 21 years at USA Baseball, Campbell has served as the primary or assistant team administrator for 45 national teams. USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team won gold medals at the 2004, 2006, and 2008 FISU World Collegiate Championships, and he helped guide the 2008 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team to a bronze medal in Beijing. Campbell also served on the technical committee for the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006 and was the team leader for the 2009 squad. In 2007 and 2009, Campbell helped lead the U.S.A. to consecutive gold medals in the IBAF World Cup. Campbell has taken 3 national teams to the Pan American Games with silver medals in 2007, 2011, and 2015. Campbell helped lead Omaha Burke High School to the 1979 Nebraska state high school championship. As a player at Creighton from 1981-84, Campbell played a variety of positions and even played all nine positions in a college baseball game. After being drafted by the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher and catcher, Campbell was released from professional baseball in 1985 and began his coaching/administrative career. After serving nine years in assistant-coach roles at Creighton, St. Thomas University (Fla.) and the United States Air Force Academy (AFA), Campbell served as the head baseball coach at the AFA from 1995-98.

ROLY DE ARMAS

BULLPEN COACH //PRONUNCIATION: DEE-ARR-MUSS// Returning as an assistant coach for the 11th time, de Armas will once again serve as the bullpen coach for Team USA. His first experience with Team USA came in 2006 as an assistant coach for the Olympic Qualifying Team that finished its tournament with a 6-1 overall record and secured Team USA a spot in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. de Armas would return as a coach with USA Baseball in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2019, winning two World Cup gold medals (2007, 2009), two Pan-American Games silver medals (2011, 2015), one Premier12TM silver medal (2015), and an Olympic bronze medal (2008). de Armas also spent time as a coach in the Major Leagues with the Chicago White Sox (1995-96) and the Toronto Blue Jays (2000). In total, he has spent 33 seasons as a coach for several Major League Baseball organizations, including the Philadelphia Phillies, where he is currently the manager of the Gulf Coast League Phillies.

guided the Drive to its first South Atlantic League championship in team history in 2017 before being named the Portland Sea Dogs manager in 2018. Prior to joining the Red Sox, Fenster spent six seasons at his alma mater, Rutgers University, as Director of Operations, Assistant Coach, and Recruiting Coordinator. Additionally, he helped lead the St. Cloud River Bats to the Northwoods League title in 2007 and helped guide the Cape Cod Baseball League's Orleans Cardinals to a league-best 25-17-2 regular season record in 2008. As a player at Rutgers, Fenster was a two-time All-American and was named Big East Player of the Year in 2000 before being selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 2000 MLB Draft. He spent five seasons in the Royals minor league system, where he hit .267 with 63 doubles, 179 RBIs, and 215 walks in 438 games, and was named a Carolina League All-Star in 2002 and 2004. In 2008, Fenster was elected to the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. Drawing upon his baseball experiences as both a player and a coach, Fenster provides unique and insightful educational content as a contributor for the USA Baseball Develops Blog. He was named the first-ever USA Baseball Coach Educator of the Year in 2019 for his contributions that assist coaches, parents, and leagues in developing young players and improving their experience within the game of baseball.

DAVE WALLACE

PITCHING COACH Wallace will make his Team USA debut as the pitching coach for the Professional National Team this summer. Wallace has spent 47 years in professional baseball, spanning nine professional franchises in various positions among the minor and major league levels. After a Hall of Fame career at the University of New Haven, he spent nine years as a pitcher in the professional ranks, playing for both the Philadelphia Phillies and the Toronto Blue Jays until 1978. Wallace began his coaching career in 1981 with the Vero Beach Dodgers and spent the next 14 years coaching in the minor leagues before being named the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995. Wallace went on to be the pitching coach for the New York Mets (1999-2000), Boston Red Sox (2003-2006), Houston Astros (2007), and the Baltimore Orioles (2014-2016), working with pitchers such as Pedro Martinez and Hideo Nomo, among others. He also held numerous executive positions within professional baseball throughout his career with the Atlanta Braves, Dodgers, Mets, and Seattle Mariners. Wallace most recently spent four years with the Braves as a special assistant to pitching (2016) and the director of pitching for Atlanta's farm system (2017-2020).

ERNIE YOUNG

HITTING COACH Olympic gold medalist Young will serve as the hitting and first base coach for the 2021 Professional National Team following an accomplished playing and coaching career with Team USA spanning 22 years. A member of the gold medal-winning Sydney 2000 Olympic Games team, he also played on the Professional National Team again in 2003. Young spent eight years playing in the major leagues for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and Oakland Athletics between 1994 and 2004. He remained involved with Team USA after the Sydney Olympic Games by joining its Board of Directors in 2003 and eventually serving as a hitting coach for three national teams and managing the 2010 and 2011 Professional National Teams. With Young on the staff, Team USA amassed an overall record of 47-15-2 and won a world championship in 2009.

DARREN FENSTER

THIRD BASE COACH Fenster will make his Team USA debut in 2021 as the third base coach for the Professional National Team. He is currently in his third season as the Minor League Outfield and Baserunning Coordinator for the Boston Red Sox and his tenth season overall with the organization, having started as the hitting coach for the Greenville Drive in 2012. He was named manager of Greenville in 2014 and

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