CARY, North Carolina — USA Baseball announced its 24-man roster for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games today on MLB Network. Seeking its third Olympic gold medal (Seoul 1988 (demonstration sport), Sydney 2000), the team American will open the Olympic baseball tournament against Israel on Friday, July 30. All nominations will be subject to approval by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
The final roster is made up of 12 pitchers and 12 position players, and includes 19 United States National Baseball Team alumni, including 14 members of the professional national team that won the Confederation Qualifying Tournament Baseball and Softball World Cup for the Americas in June.
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Mike Scioscia (manager) will once again lead the United States and will be joined on the bench by Roly de Armas (Bullpen coach), Darren Fenster (third base coach), Dave Wallace (pitching coach), Jerry Weinstein (first base coach base), and Ernie Young (hitting coach). This team collectively holds over 100 years of coaching experience and has led the Stars and Stripes to a perfect 4-0 record in Olympic qualifying.
Scioscia will be available to answer media questions following this announcement, beginning at 3 p.m. EDT/12 p.m. PDT. Members of accredited media may RSVP HERE for the virtual conference.
“We are thrilled to announce our twenty-four new Olympians,” said Paul Seiler, Executive Director and CEO of USA Baseball. “We have been looking forward to this moment ever since baseball returned to the Olympic program. Our goal was to build this team around a core of experienced, veteran baseball players with invaluable experience at the highest level and internationally, and that is exactly what we did. We are confident that we have assembled a team of players who will proudly represent the United States on the world stage.
Taking care of the infield for the red, white and blue is Nick Allen (Oakland AA Athletics), Eddy Alvarez (Miami Marlins AAA), Triston Casas (AA Boston Red Sox), Todd FrazierAnd Jamie Westbrook (Milwaukee Brewers AAA). Tyler Austin (Yokohama DeNA Baybears), Eric Filia (Seattle Mariners AAA), Patrick Kivlehan (San Diego Padres AAA), and Bubba Starling (Kansas City AAA) will patrol the outfield, and Jack Lopez (Boston Red Sox AAA) will play a useful role for the team.
Behind the dish will be Tim Federowicz (Los Angeles Dodgers AAA) and Marc Kolozsvary (Cincinnati Reds AA), and the duo will lead the 12-member pitching staff Shane Baz (Tampa Bay Rays AAA), Anthony Carter (Saraperos de Saltillo), Brandon Dickson (AAA St. Louis Cardinals), Anthony Gose (Cleveland Indians AAA), Edwin Jackson, Scott Kazmir (San Francisco Giants AAA), Nick Martinez (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks), Scott McGough (The Swallows of Tokyo Yakult), David Robertson, Joe Ryan (Tampa Bay Rays AAA), Ryder Ryan (Texas Rangers AAA), and Simeon Woods-Richardson (Toronto Blue Jays AA).
Fourteen members of the Olympic team have played in Major League Baseball, including two World Series champions in Jackson (2011) and Robertson (2009). Collectively, the team holds seven All-Star Game appearances, led by Kazmir (3) and Frazier (2). Frazier also won the Home Run Derby in 2015.
The veteran-laden roster also includes three athletes currently ranked among baseball’s top 100 prospects as named by MLB Pipeline. Casas is the highest-rated prospect on the list at No. 34, followed by No. 68 Woods-Richardson and No. 71 Baz.
Of the 19 roster members who played for Team USA, 10 won a gold medal in international competition for the stars and stripes. Casas leads the way with three and Allen holds two. Robertson is the only member of the team who was part of the 2017 World Baseball Classic gold medal team, where he closed out the 8-0 victory over Puerto Rico in the final.
Baseball returns to the Olympic program for the first time since 2008. Team USA won a gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics as a demonstration sport, and then at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The team also won two bronze medals at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 and Beijing 2008.
Team USA will train for Tokyo 2020 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex (NTC) in Cary, North Carolina. The team will arrive on Friday, July 16, participate in media day and practices on July 17, then play a three-game exhibition series against the United States Collegiate National Team from July 18-20. This will be the second time the U.S. Olympic team has trained at the NTC after hosting Canada in an exhibition series ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The first match will take place at NTC on Sunday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. EDT. The Durham Bulls will host Game 2 of the series, inviting fans to catch a glimpse of Team USA at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Monday, July 19 at 6:35 p.m. EDT. The series will return to Cary for its finale on Tuesday, July 20 at 1 p.m. EDT. All games will be streamed online at USABaseball.com. For more information on ticketing, please visit Olympic team schedule page.
The United States will open the Olympic baseball tournament on Friday July 30 against Israel. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. JST/6 a.m. EDT/3 a.m. PDT. They join the Dominican Republic, Israel, Japan, Korea and Mexico in the six-team group.
Stay tuned to USABaseball.com and @USABaseball on Facebook, InstagramAnd Twitter for all the latest information on the Olympic team.
- US Olympic team roster
- (Name; Position; Club; Current team)
- Nick Allen; INF; Oakland Athletics; Midland (AA)
- Eddy Alvarez; INF; Miami Marlins; Jacksonville (AAA)
- Tyler Austin; OF; Japanese professional baseball; Yokohama DeNA Baybears
- Shane Baz; RHP; Tampa Bay Rays; Durham (AAA)
- Anthony Carter; RHP; Mexican League; Saraperos of Saltillo
- Triston Casas; INF; the Boston Red Sox; Portland (AA)
- Brandon Dickson; RHP; St. Louis Cardinals; Memphis (AAA)
- Tim Federowicz; VS ; Los Angeles Dodgers; Oklahoma City (AAA)
- Eric Filia; OF; Seattle Sailors; Tacoma (AAA)
- Todd Frazier; INF; Free agent
- Anthony Gose; LHP; Cleveland Indians; Columbus (AAA)
- Edwin Jackson; RHP; Free agent
- Scott Kazmir; LHP; San Francisco Giants; Sacramento (AAA)
- Patrick Kivlehan; FROM/INF; San Diego Padres; El Paso (AAA)
- Mark Kolozsvary; VS ; Cincinnati Reds; Chattanooga (AA)
- Jack Lopez; UTL; the Boston Red Sox; Worcester (AAA)
- Nick Martinez; RHP; Japanese professional baseball; Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
- Scott McGough; RHP; Japanese professional baseball; Swallows of Tokyo Yakult
- David Robertson; RHP; Free agent
- Joe Ryan; RHP; Tampa Bay Rays; Durham (AAA)
- Ryder Ryan; RHP; Texas Rangers; Round rock (AAA)
- Bubba Starling; OF; Kansas City Royals; Omaha (AAA)
- Jamie Westbrook; INF/DE; Milwaukee Brewers; Nashville (AAA)
- Simeon Woods-Richardson; RHP; the Toronto Blue Jays; New Hampshire (AA)
