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 Judge[3]
WBSC ranking
Current	3 (11 November 2025)[2]
Highest	1 (first in September 2018)
Lowest	5 (first in December 2021)
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	6 (first in2006)
Best result	1st (2017)
Olympic Games
Appearances	5 (first in1992)
Best result	Gold (2000)
WBSC Premier12
Appearances	3 (first in2015)
Best result	2nd (2015)
World Cup
Appearances	24 (first in1938)
Best result	1st (1973,1974,2007,2009)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	16 (first in1973)
Best result	1st (1975,1981)
Pan American Games
Appearances	15 (first in1951)
Best result	1st (1967)

TheUnited States national baseball team, also known asTeam USA, represents theUnited States in internationalbaseball competitions. The team is currently ranked third in the world by theWorld Baseball Softball Confederation. The team won theOlympic baseball tournament in 2000 and theWorld Baseball Classic (WBC) in 2017.

The U.S. national team debuted at the firstBaseball World Cup (originally the Amateur World Series) in1938. The U.S. won the tournament, which was the premier level of international baseball for most of its existence until it was discontinued in 2011, four times.^[a] The U.S. has participated in every baseball tournament at the Summer Olympics and won its first Olympic gold at the2000 Olympics.

The United States was an inaugural member of theWorld Baseball Classic, making its debut in2006. 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, defeatingPuerto Rico in the championship game. Team USA reached the championship again in 2023, but lost toJapan in the championship game. Team USA will compete in the2026 World Baseball Classic in March 2026.

The U.S. qualified for the2020 Summer Olympics by winning the eight-teamAmericas 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.

The team is governed byUSA Baseball, and its headquarters and training facilities are located inCary, North Carolina. Along with the professional national team, USA Baseball also fields Collegiate,18U,15U, and12U national baseball teams. The performances of all of the teams contribute to theWBSC ranking of the national team through various tournaments hosted by theWorld Baseball Softball Confederation. 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 inMajor League Baseball have also played for the team in the World Baseball Classic and Olympics.

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 earlySummer Olympics, which saw baseball debut unofficially in1904 in St. Louis (though few records exist). An ad-hoc American team, including futureMajor League Baseball playerJim Thorpe, competed against aSwedish team at the1912 Olympics in Stockholm, and a team of World War I servicemen played aCanadian team at the1919 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 to1936 in Berlin, and the 1940 Games in Tokyo were cancelled due toWorld War II), but he did hold the firstAmateur World Series in1938. The U.S. team, made out of amateur players, lost a best-of-five series toGreat Britain.^[8]

The USA Baseball Congress sent a national team to the Amateur World Series in1939,1940 (tying for a silver medal), and1941, all held inHavana, Cuba. The United States' international participation was hampered by World War II, as well as the country's early withdrawal from the1942 Amateur World Series due to a brawl with theDominican Republic team and, purportedly, the influence of Dominican dictatorRafael 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 until1969.

While an American team competed againstAustralia at the1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the next "official" participation in an international tournament (i.e. recognized by USA Baseball) was at the1959 Pan American Games.^[10] Held atWrigley Field andComiskey Park in Chicago, the 1959 team was made up of collegiate players, including futureHall of FamerLou Brock.^[11] The U.S. team made its first official appearance at the Olympics during the1964 Tokyo Games, managed by longtimeUniversity of Southern California coachRod Dedeaux.^[12]

The United States victory at the1967 Pan American Games inWinnipeg, Canada spurred renewed interest in international competitions.William P. "Dutch" Fehring, president of a rejuvenatedUnited States Baseball Federation (USBF), decided to actively participate inInternational Baseball Federation (FIBA) competitions.^[13] In 1968, the U.S. won apost-Olympic tournament inMexico City. The following year, it returned to the Amateur World Series in Santo Domingo in 1969, narrowly losing the gold medal toCuba. However, international baseball was fraught with tensions in the early 1970s; as a result of protracted disagreements withFIBA, 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 theFederación Mundial de Béisbol Amateur).^[14] That year, the United States wonits first Amateur World Series in Nicaragua and repeateda year later inSt. Petersburg, Florida in the first Amateur World Series held in the U.S.^[15] TheFIBA-FEMBA split was resolved by 1975, and the U.S. and its followers rejoined the new group, AINBA.^[16]

The U.S. national team won the gold medal in the first-everWorld Games, held atSan Jose Municipal Stadium inSan Jose, California in1981. The U.S. fielded a roster of collegiate players that includedFranklin Stubbs,Oddibe McDowell,Spike Owen,John Russell,Ed Vosberg, andPat Clements among other future major leaguers. The U.S. national team completed the tournament undefeated, securing victories overAustralia,Panama, andSouth Korea. Over the course of these games, they outscored their opponents by a 14-run differential. Their performance resulted in a gold medal win.^[17][18]

Will Clark (left) andShane Mack (right) on the 1984 Olympic team

The1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was the first to feature a tournament in the program. Eight teams competed in the tournament held atDodger Stadium. Cuba, after winning thegold medal at the1983 Pan American Games, planned to participate but did not as a result of theSoviet-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 ademonstration sport.

Baseball returned as a demonstration sport at the1988 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 the1992 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 oncollege 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 fromMajor League Baseball (MLB) competed—as MLB declined to release its players—so Team USA utilizedminor-league players andfree agents, while Cuba and some other nations were still able to use their best players, as they had no commitments with MLB.^{[19][20][21][22]} Nevertheless, at the1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the United States won the bronze medal overNicaragua after finishing with a 6–1 record in pool play and losing toJapan in the semifinals.

At the2000 Summer Olympics, the United States had a 6–1 record in pool play, then defeatedSouth Korea in the semifinals, followed by a stunning victory over the heavily favoredTeam Cuba in the gold-medal game—an upset later dubbed the "Miracle on Grass".^[23]

The United States did not qualify for the2004 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.^[24]

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

At theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting on July 8, 2005, baseball andsoftball were voted out of the2012 Summer Olympics in London, becoming the first sports voted out of the Olympics sincepolo was eliminated from the1936 Summer Olympics.^[25] 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.^[20] Baseball returned to the Olympic program for the2020 games, held in 2021 in Tokyo. It was not a part of the2024 games in Paris but is scheduled for the2028 games in Los Angeles.^[26]

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 theNew 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), andTexas Rangers (2). The fact that four Yankees were selected for the squad irked Yankees ownerGeorge Steinbrenner, who was opposed to the WBC being held in the middle ofspring training to the point where, at his team's complex inTampa, Florida, he posted a sign apologizing for their absence and mocking the tournament in the process.Major League Baseball CommissionerBud Selig promptly ordered him to take down the sign the next day.

ManagerBuck Martinez brought his 17 years of professional experience as a major leaguecatcher and 1+ seasons asToronto Blue Jays' (2001–2002) skipper to the U.S. team. Former big-league managersDavey Johnson andMarcel Lachemann served as hitting coach and pitching coach, respectively.

Along with fellow North American rivalsCanada andMexico, the U.S. hostedSouth Africa. Round One games were held atChase Field inPhoenix, Arizona, andScottsdale Stadium inScottsdale, Arizona. The top two teams advanced toAngel Stadium of Anaheim inAnaheim, California. Despite a surprising loss to Canada, the United States advanced to the second round via tiebreaker. However, second-round losses toSouth Korea and Mexico allowedJapan to advance over the Americans via tiebreaker.Derek Jeter andKen Griffey, Jr. were named to the2006 All-World Baseball Classic team.

The United States competed in Pool C of the2009 World Baseball Classic along withItaly,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 againstPuerto Rico, inMiami, Florida'sDolphin Stadium, the United States wasmercy ruled for the first time in international competition, losing 11–1 in seveninnings.Adam Dunn and CaptainDerek 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 surprisingNetherlands (who had already eliminated a tournament superpower, theDominican 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 byShane Victorino andBrian Roberts and walks byJimmy Rollins andKevin Youkilis cut the lead to 5–4.New York Mets third basemanDavid 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. Jimmy Rollins was named to the2009 All-World Baseball Classic team

The United States team competed inPool D of the2013 World Baseball Classic, along withItaly,Canada, andMexico. 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 the second round, along with Italy, inPool 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 the2013 All-World Baseball Classic team

The United States came in second in theinauguralWBSC Premier12 tournament in 2015.

Team USA won its first game over Colombia, 3–2, in 10 innings on a walk-off single byAdam 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 teammateManny 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.^[27]

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, andMarcus Stroman were named to the2017 All-World Baseball Classic team, with Stroman being namedWorld Baseball Classic MVP.^[28]

The United States came in fourth in the 12-team2019 WBSC Premier12 Tournament in November 2019, withScott 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 thesix spots open for the 2020 Olympic Games.^[29][30] The team subsequently qualified, withMike Scioscia as manager, by winning theAmericas Qualifying Event held from May 31 to June 5, 2021, in Florida.^[31]Luke Williams led the team in batting average (.444), runs (6), hits (8), and RBIs (6),Todd Frazier andMark Kolozsvary led in home runs (2), andDavid Robertson led the team in saves (2).^[32]

At the Olympics, the team first won its three-team pool with victories overSouth Korea andIsrael. In the modified double-elimination bracket, the team lost toJapan in the second round, then defeated theDominican Republic in the repechage andSouth Korea in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal game, where the team lost to Japan for the second time.^[33] Team Japan was made up of players fromNippon Professional Baseball, which paused its season for the Olympics,^[34] while Team USA fielded minor-league players and free agents with major-league experience.^[35][36]

At the2023 World Baseball Classic, Team USA looked to defend their 2017 championship. Multiple-timeMLB MVPMike Trout was named team captain ahead of his first appearance in the tournament.^[37] 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 whenTrea Turner hit a go-ahead grand slam to win the game, 9–7, to advance to the semifinals.^[38] There, the U.S. blew out Cuba, 14–2, and advanced to the championship round for the second tournament in a row.^[39]

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, asShohei Ohtani struck out then-teammate Trout to end the game.^[40] Turner and Trout were named to theAll-WBC team.^[41]

AL MVP, and seven-time All-Star outfielderAaron Judge was named captain of the U.S.’s2026 WBC team in April 2025.^[42] Other players who committed to the team areCy Young Award winnerPaul Skenes,^[43] home run championCal Raleigh,^[44] and All-Star shortstopBobby Witt Jr., the latter returning to the roster from 2023.^[43][45]

The roster for the2023 World Baseball Classic.

The following is a list ofprofessionalbaseball game results active in the latest version of theWBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled and games dating back to 2019.^[47]

Legend

  Win  Lose  Void or postponed  Fixture

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 2	Netherlands	0–9	United States	Estadio Panamericano,Mexico
	12:00CT		Boxscore		Attendance: 3,015

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 3	Mexico	3–2	United States	Estadio Panamericano,Mexico
	19:00CT		Boxscore		Attendance: 10,123

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 4	United States	10–8	Dominican Republic	Estadio Panamericano,Mexico
	19:00CT		Boxscore		Attendance: 3,102

WBSC Premier12 SR	November 11	United States	1–5	South Korea	Tokyo Dome,Japan
	19:00JT		Boxscore		Attendance: 3,012

WBSC Premier12 SR	November 12	United States	4–3	Japan	Tokyo Dome,Japan
	19:00JT		Boxscore		Attendance: 27,827

WBSC Premier12 SR	November 13	Australia	2–1	United States	Tokyo Dome,Japan
	12:00JT		Boxscore		Attendance: 2,149

WBSC Premier12 SR	November 15	Chinese Taipei	2–3	United States	Tokyo Dome,Japan
	12:00JT		Boxscore		Attendance: 4,967

WBSC Premier12 3rd	November 17	United States	2–3(F/10)	Mexico	Tokyo Dome,Japan
	12:00JT		Boxscore		Attendance: 0

2020 Summer Olympics GS	July 30	United States	8–1	Israel	Yokohama Stadium,Japan
	19:00JT	WP:Joe Ryan HR:Tyler Austin (1)	Boxscore	LP:Joey Wagman HR:Danny Valencia (1)

2020 Summer Olympics GS	July 31	South Korea	2–4	United States	Yokohama Stadium,Japan
	19:00JT	LP:Ko Young-pyo	Boxscore	WP:Nick Martinez Sv:David Robertson (1) HR:Triston Casas (1),Nick Allen (1)

2020 Summer Olympics R2	August 2	United States	6–7(F/10)	Japan	Yokohama Stadium,Japan
	19:00JT	LP:Edwin Jackson HR:Triston Casas (2)	Boxscore	WP:Ryoji Kuribayashi HR:Seiya Suzuki (1)

2020 Summer Olympics R2R	August 4	Dominican Republic	1–3	United States	Yokohama Stadium,Japan
	12:00JT	LP:Denyi Reyes HR:Charlie Valerio (1)	Boxscore	WP:Scott Kazmir Sv:David Robertson (2) HR:Triston Casas (3),Tyler Austin (2)

2020 Summer Olympics SF	August 5	South Korea	2–7	United States	Yokohama Stadium,Japan
	19:00JT	LP:Lee Eui-lee	Boxscore	WP:Ryder Ryan HR:Jamie Westbrook (1)

2020 Summer Olympics Gold	August 7	United States	0–2	Japan	Yokohama Stadium,Japan
	19:00JT	LP:Nick Martinez	Boxscore	WP:Masato Morishita Sv:Ryoji Kuribayashi (3) HR:Munetaka Murakami (1)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

World Baseball Classic GS	March 11	Great Britain	2–6	United States	Chase Field,United States
	19:00MT	LP:Vance Worley (0–1) HR:Trayce Thompson (1)	Boxscore	WP:Adam Wainwright (1–0) HR:Kyle Schwarber (1)	Attendance: 39,650 Umpires: HP –Carlos Torres, 1B – Felix Tejada, 2B –Bill Miller, 3B – Jhonatan Biarreta

World Baseball Classic GS	March 12	Mexico	11–5	United States	Chase Field,United States
	19:00MT	WP:Patrick Sandoval (1–0) HR:Joey Meneses (2)	Boxscore	LP:Nick Martinez (0–1) HR:Will Smith (1)	Attendance: 47,534 Umpires: HP:Alan Porter. 1B: Jairo Mendoza. 2B: Edwin Louisa. 3B:Cory Blaser.

World Baseball Classic GS	March 13	Canada	1–12(F/7)	United States	Chase Field,United States
	19:00MT	LP:Mitch Bratt (0–1) HR:Jared Young (1)	Boxscore	WP:Lance Lynn (1–0) HR:Mike Trout (1),Trea Turner (1)	Attendance: 29,621 Umpires: HP –Bill Miller, 1B – Edwin Louisa, 2B –Alan Porter, 3B – Jairo Mendoza

World Baseball Classic GS	March 15	United States	3–2	Colombia	Chase Field,United States
	19:00MT	WP:Kendall Graveman (1–0) Sv:Ryan Pressly (1)	Boxscore	LP: Ruben Galindo (0–1)	Attendance: 29,856 Umpires: HP –Alan Porter, 1B –Bill Miller, 2B – Jairo Mendoza, 3B – Roberto Peralta

World Baseball Classic QF	March 18	United States	9–7	Venezuela	loanDepot Park,United States
	19:00ET	WP:David Bednar (1–0) Sv:Ryan Pressly (2) HR:Kyle Tucker (1),Trea Turner (2)	Boxscore	LP:José Quijada (0–1) HR:Luis Arráez 2 (2)	Attendance: 35,792 Umpires: HP:Dan Bellino. 1B:Will Little. 2B: Atsushi Fukaya. 3B: Kun Young Park.

World Baseball Classic SF	March 19	Cuba	2–14	United States	loanDepot Park,United States
	19:00ET	LP:Roenis Elías (0–1)	Boxscore	WP:Adam Wainwright (2–0) HR:Paul Goldschmidt (1),Trea Turner 2 (4),Cedric Mullins (1)	Attendance: 35,779 Umpires: HP –John Tumpane, 1B –Quinn Wolcott, 2B –Lance Barksdale, 3B – Jong Chui Park, LF – Ramiro Alfaro, RF – Edward Pinales

World Baseball Classic F	March 21	United States	2–3	Japan	loanDepot Park,United States
	19:00ET	LP:Merrill Kelly (0–1) HR:Trea Turner (5),Kyle Schwarber (2)	Boxscore	WP:Shōta Imanaga (1–0) Sv:Shohei Ohtani (1) HR:Munetaka Murakami (1),Kazuma Okamoto (2)	Attendance: 36,098 Umpires: HP –Lance Barksdale, 1B –John Tumpane, 2B – Edward Pinales, 3B – Ramiro Alfaro, LF – Jong Chui Park, RF –Quinn Wolcott

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In2005,Major League Baseball announced the formation of theWorld Baseball Classic, a 16-nation international competition to be held in March of2006 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 Major League Baseball.

World Baseball Classicrecord										Qualificationrecord
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	Third Place	3rd	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	27	Squad		Automatically qualified
2026	To be determined									Automatically qualified
Total	1 Title	6/6	35	21	14	203	141	—		—	—	—	—

Team	Main tournament
	GP	W	L	Pct.	RF	RA	RD
Canada	5	4	1	0.800	41	18	+23
Puerto Rico	6	3	3	0.500	30	27	+3
Colombia	2	2	0	1.000	6	4	+2
Italy	1	1	0	1.000	6	2	+4
Netherlands	1	1	0	1.000	9	3	+6
South Africa	1	1	0	1.000	17	0	+17
Japan	4	2	2	0.500	12	16	−4
Mexico	4	1	3	0.250	10	18	−8
Venezuela	5	3	2	0.600	37	30	+7
Dominican Republic	3	1	2	0.333	12	13	−1
South Korea	1	0	1	0.000	3	7	−4
Great Britain	1	1	0	1.000	6	2	+4
Cuba	1	1	0	1.000	14	2	+12
Total	35	21	14	0.618	203	142	+62

2006 WBC Results

March 7 1st Round, Pool B – Game 1	Mexico	0–2	United States	United StatesChase Field Attendance: 32,727
		Boxscore

March 8 1st Round, Pool D – Game 3	Canada	8–6	United States	United StatesChase Field Attendance: 16,993
		Boxscore

March 10 1st Round, Pool D – Game 6	United States	17–0 (F/5)	South Africa	United StatesScottsdale Stadium Attendance: 11,975
		Boxscore

March 12 2nd Round, Pool 1 – Game 1	Japan	3–4	United States	United StatesAngel Stadium of Anaheim Attendance: 32,896
		Boxscore

March 13 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 3	United States	3–7	South Korea	United StatesAngel Stadium of Anaheim Attendance: 21,288
		Boxscore

March 16 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 5	United States	1–2	Mexico	United StatesAngel Stadium of Anaheim Attendance: 38,284
		Boxscore

2009 WBC Results

March 7 1st Round, Pool C – Game 1	Canada	5–6	United States	CanadaRogers Centre Attendance: 42,314
		Boxscore

March 8 1st Round, Pool D – Game 3	United States	15–6	Venezuela	CanadaRogers Centre Attendance: 13,094
		Boxscore

March 11 1st Round, Pool D – Game 6	Venezuela	5–3	United States	CanadaRogers Centre Attendance: 12,358
		Boxscore

March 14 2nd Round, Pool 1 – Game 2	United States	1–11 (F/7)	Puerto Rico	United StatesDolphin Stadium Attendance: 30,595
		Boxscore

March 15 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 3	Netherlands	3–9	United States	United StatesDolphin Stadium Attendance: 11,059
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March 17 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 5	Puerto Rico	5–6	United States	United StatesDolphin Stadium Attendance: 13,224
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March 18 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 6	United States	6–10	Venezuela	United StatesDolphin Stadium Attendance: 16,575
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March 22 Semifinals	United States	4–9	Japan	United StatesDodger Stadium Attendance: 43,630
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2013 WBC Results

March 8 1st Round, Pool D – Game C	Mexico	5–2	United States	United StatesChase Field Attendance: 44,256
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March 9 1st Round, Pool D – Game 5	Italy	2–6	United States	United StatesChase Field Attendance: 19,303
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March 10 1st Round, Pool D – Game 6	United States	9–4	Canada	United StatesChase Field Attendance: 22,425
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March 14 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 2	Puerto Rico	1–7	United States	United StatesMarlins Park Attendance: 32,872
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March 15 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 4	Dominican Republic	3–1	United States	United StatesMarlins Park Attendance: 34,366.
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March 16 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 5	Puerto Rico	4–3	United States	United StatesMarlins Park Attendance: 19,762
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2017 WBC Results

March 10 1st Round, Pool C – Game 2	Colombia	2–3	United States	United StatesMarlins Park Attendance: 22,580
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March 11 1st Round, Pool C – Game 4	United States	5–7	Dominican Republic	United StatesMarlins Park Attendance: 37,446
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March 12 1st Round, Pool C – Game 6	Canada	0–8	United States	United StatesMarlins Park Attendance: 22,303
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March 15 2nd Round, Pool F – Game 2	Venezuela	2–4	United States	United StatesPetco Park Attendance: 16,635
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March 17 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 4	United States	5–6	Puerto Rico	United StatesPetco Park Attendance: 34,463
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March 18 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 6	Dominican Republic	3–6	United States	United StatesPetco Park Attendance: 43,002
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March 21 Semifinals	United States	2–1	Japan	United StatesDodger Stadium Attendance: 33,462
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March 22 Finals	United States	8–0	Puerto Rico	United StatesDodger Stadium Attendance: 51,565
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2023 WBC Results

March 11th 10:00 P.M.EST, 7:00 P.M.PST Pool C, Game 1	Great Britain	2–6	United States	Chase Field,Phoenix Arizona Attendance: 39,650
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March 12th 10:00 P.M.EST, 7:00 P.M.PST Pool C, Game 2	Mexico	11–5	United States	Chase Field,Phoenix Arizona Attendance: 47,534
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March 13th 10:00 P.M.EST, 7:00 P.M.PST Pool C, Game 3	Canada	1–12 (F/7)	United States	Chase Field,Phoenix Arizona Attendance: 29,621
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March 15th 10:00 P.M.EST, 7:00 P.M.PST Pool C, Game 4	United States	3–2	Colombia	Chase Field,Phoenix Arizona Attendance: 29,856
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March 18th 7:00 P.M.EST, 4:00 P.M.PST Quarterfinals	United States	9–7	Venezuela	Marlins Park,Miami, Florida Attendance: 35,782
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March 19th 7:00 P.M.EST, 4:00 P.M.PST Semifinals	Cuba	2–14	United States	Marlins Park,Miami, Florida Attendance: 35,779
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March 21st 7:00 P.M.EST, 4:00 P.M.PST Finals	United States	2–3	Japan	Marlins Park,Miami, Florida Attendance: 36,098
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Summer Olympicsrecord									Qualification record
Year	Round	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	2nd[b]	4	1	.800	38	16		Qualified as hosts
1988	Finals	1st[b]	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								Did not qualify
2008	Bronze medal	3rd	6	3	.667	54	35		Americas Qualifying Tournament
2020	Silver medal	2nd	4	2	.667	28	15		Americas Qualifying Event
2028	To be determined								Qualified as hosts
Total[c]	1 Title	6/7	30	12	.714	277	146

The WBSC created thePremier12 tournament in 2014,^[57] following the dissolution of theBaseball World Cup. The tournament is held in every four years in November. The American roster includes professional ballplayers who are not on an MLB40-man roster. The roster includes some MLB prospects, though the tournament conflicts with theArizona Fall League andwinter leagues.^[58][59][60]

WBSC Premier12record
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	Squad[61]	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	—

In1988, the Amateur World Series became theInternational Baseball Federation's (IBAF)World Cup.

Since 1938, the U.S. has won 15medals at theBaseball 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 Cuprecord
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	2nd[a]	12	9	3	.750	51	20
1941	Single-table tournament	6th	8	2	6	.250
1942	Single-table tournament	Withdrew	8[b]	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	Fourth place game	4th	11	7	4	.636
Total	4 Titles	24/39	249	177	80	.689	—	—

The U.S. was in group A of the2007 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 the2009 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 toJustin Smoak (MVP) andTodd Redmond (best won/loss average (pitcher)). Smoak (first base) was also named to the tournament All-Star Team, along withJon Weber (outfield) andTerry Tiffee (designated hitter).

The Intercontinental Cup was an IBAF tournament first held in1973 in Italy, and held every other year until1999. The U.S. sat out the last three tournaments, in2002,2006, and2010.

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

The U.S. and Cuba have been archrivals at thePan American Games ever since the event began in1951. 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 the1967 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 were1979 and1995. For the 1995 games, the U.S. did not send their national team, but instead theSt. John's University baseball team, who finished 0–4 against the international all-star teams.

• Pan American Championship
  • Champions (2):2004,2021
  • Runners-up (2):1998 [es],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

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USA Baseball also fields a Collegiate National Team which has 22 members of topcollegiate baseball players in the country, consisting of five infielders, four outfielders, two catchers, nine pitchers, and a pair of two-way players. The team competes in exhibition games across the U.S. and overseas against teams from across the world, including teams from Canada, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) and the Netherlands.^[62] The 2009 team won theWorld Baseball Challenge in Canada.

Players who took the field for the Collegiate National Team and have gone on toMajor League Baseball success include such notables asJim Abbott,Kris Bryant,Troy Glaus,Todd Helton,Ryan Howard,Barry Larkin,Tino Martinez,Dustin Pedroia,David Price,Huston Street,Mark Teixeira,Troy Tulowitzki,Trea Turner,Jason Varitek,Carlos Rodon,Gerrit Cole, Will Clark andRyan Zimmerman.

USA Baseball also fields18U,15U, and12U 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.

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