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OLYMPIC GAMES 2020 ISRAEL (0-1) VS. (0-0) STARTING : Joey Wagman (0-0) vs. Joe Ryan (0-0) July 30, 2021 - 7 p.m. JST/6 a.m. EDT/3 a.m. PDT // Yokohama Stadium / Yokohama,

OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 USA BASEBALL OLYMPIC TEAM VS. ISRAEL // ALL-TIME RECORD: 0-0 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE EVENT LOCATION RESULT DATE MATCHUP TIME/RESULT 7/30/21 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Yokohama, Japan OPENING ROUND 7/28/21 Dom. Republic vs. Japan JPN 4, DOM 3 THE MOST RECENT OLYMPIC MATCHUP: ISRAEL 7.29/21 Israel vs. Korea KOR 6, ISR 5 (10) 7/30/21 Dom. Republic vs. 12 p.m. This will be the first match-up in Olympic Games history between the United States and Israel. 7/30/21 Israel vs. USA 7 p.m. 7/31/21 Japan vs. Mexico 12 p.m. 7/31/21 Korea vs. USA 7 p.m. USA BASEBALL PROFESSIONAL TEAM VS. ISRAEL // ALL-TIME RECORD: 0-0 DATE EVENT LOCATION RESULT KNOCKOUT ROUND 8/1/21 G7 (Y3 vs. X3) 12 p.m. 7/30/21 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Yokohama, Japan 8/1/21 G8 (X2 vs. Y2) 7 p.m. 8/2/21 G9 (G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner) 12 p.m. THE LAST TIME OUT: ISRAEL 8/2/21 G10 (Y1 vs. X1) 7 p.m. 8/3/21 G11 (G8 Loser vs. G9 Loser) 7 p.m. This will be the first match-up between USA Baseball and Israel in international baseball history. 8/4/21 G12 (G11 Winner vs. G10 Loser) 12 p.m. 8/4/21 G13 (G9 Winner vs. G10 Winner) 7 p.m. 8/5/21 G14 (G12 Winner vs. G13 Loser) 7 p.m. WINTER OLYMPIAN, SUMMER OLYMPIAN, FLAG BEARER MEDAL ROUND Eddy Alvarez became the first athlete from the sport of baseball to carry the U.S. flag in the Opening 8/7/21 Bronze Medal Game 12 p.m. Ceremony. Alvarez was selected by his fellow U.S. athletes based on his background of having competed– 8/7/21 Gold Medal Game 7 p.m. and won a silver medal in short track speedskating–in the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014. Alvarez said: “It is an honor and a privilege to be named as one of the flag bearers by my fellow Team USA athletes for OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 the Opening Ceremony. Being a first-generation Cuban-American, my story represents the American Dream. STANDINGS My family has sacrificed so much for me to have the opportunity to wave this flag proudly. I am grateful for my time with U.S. Speedskating and USA Baseball, as well as for all of my teammates, and I am humbled to GROUP A GROUP B Japan 1-0 Korea 1-0 lead Team USA into the Tokyo Olympic Games.” Dom. Republic 0-1 Israel 0-1 Mexico 0-0 USA 0-0 THE EDDY ALVAREZ STORY OVERALL RECORDS Eddy Alvarez grew up in , Florida, a hot bed for speedskating. Check that: a hot bed for baseball. Japan 1-0 Israel 0-1 Growing up, Eddy played baseball and was a successful inline skater. Eventually, his parents began Korea 1-0 Mexico 0-0 Dom. Republic 0-1 USA 0-0 renting out ice rinks and a love of speedskating formed. He turned down a baseball scholarship to pursue speedskating and a at the 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 OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 relay in short track speedskating. Following the Olympic Games he returned to baseball, signed with the USA RESULTS WHEN... as a free agent, and made his Major League Debut with the in 2020. Overall Record 0-0 Opening Round Record 0-0 “Home” Games 0-0 “Away” Games 0-0 FROM HIGH SCHOOL TEAMMATES TO U.S. OLYMPIANS Day Games 0-0 Joe Ryan is a top pitching prospect in the organization right now; however, growing up, Night Games 0-0 vs. Left-Handed Starter 0-0 he was a year-round water polo player in the State of . While he eventually forged a different vs. Right-Handed Starter 0-0 1-Run Games 0-0 path to play , he and his Sir Francis Drake High School (San Anselmo, Calif.) water 2-Run Games 0-0 polo teammate Dylan Woodhead both ended up as Team USA Olympians. Woodhead was named to the 5+ Run Games 0-0 Extra Innings 0-0 U.S. Men’s Water Polo Team on July 2. Shutouts 0-0 USA Scores 0-2 Runs 0-0 USA Scores 3-5 Runs 0-0 LIFELONG FRIENDS, FIRST-TIME TEAMMATES USA Scores 6-9 Runs 0-0 USA Scores 10+ Runs 0-0 Eddy Alvarez and Nick Martinez have been friends their entire lives. Growing up in southern Florida, they Opponent Scores 0-2 Runs 0-0 Opponent Scores 3-5 Runs 0-0 ended up playing baseball at rival high schools before moving on in their athletic careers – Alvarez to Opponent Scores 6-9 Runs 0-0 U.S. Speedskating and Martinez to professional baseball. But, now, for the first time, they are teammates. Opponent Scores 10+ Runs 0-0 USA Scores in First Inning 0-0 All it took was for Team USA to come calling. USA Scores First 0-0 Opponent Scores First 0-0 USA: Leading After 6 0-0 FOLLOWING IN A MENTOR’S FOOTSTEPS USA: Trailing After 6 0-0 USA: Leading After 7 0-0 has won three MLB rings. He won one as a for the Anaheim Angels USA: Trailing After 7 0-0 USA: Leading After 8 0-0 in 2002 and then two as a player with the in 1981 and 1988. His two as a player USA: Trailing After 8 0-0 were under the guidance of Hall of Famer , who is the most recent manager to have led USA Hits 0 Home Runs 0-0 USA Hits 1 0-0 Team USA to an Olympic gold medal in baseball (2000). Lasorda was his mentor and Scioscia will now USA Hits 2+ Home Runs 0-0 Opponent Hits 0 Home Run 0-0 look to replicate Lasorda’s success for Team USA in this year’s Olympic Games. Opponent Hits 1 Home Run 0-0 Opponent Hits 2+ Home Runs 0-0 USA Out-Hits Opponent 0-0 WALK-ON, OLYMPIAN Opponent Out-Hits USA 0-0 Hits Are Tied 0-0 In 2012, 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

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. baseball–Kivlehan pieced together a season to remember. He won the Big Baz. Tim Federowicz and both won a gold medal at the FISU East after hitting .392/.480/.693 with 14 home runs, 50 RBIs, World University Championships in Havana, . David Robertson also won and 24 stolen bases in 51 games, earning him unanimous Big East Player a gold medal when Team USA won the in 2017. of the Year honors and a fourth-round selection in the MLB Draft by the . MAJOR EXPERIENCE Thirteen of the players on Team USA’s roster have Major League experience: SCIOSCIA AND LOPEZ’S UNIQUE HISTORY Eddy Alvarez, Tyler Austin, , Tim Federowicz, Todd Frazier, In 2002, a Mike Scioscia was leading the to Anthony Gose, Edwin Jackson, Scott Kazmir, Patrick Kivlehan, Nick Martinez, its first World Series title in the organization’s history. In the opposing dugout? Scott McGough, David Robertson, and Bubba Starling. A young Jack Lopez. Jack was the ’ bat boy during the 2002 World Series thanks to his father, Juan, being the team’s . WORLD SERIES WINNERS Two members of Team USA have won a World Series title in their careers. A COACH’S OLYMPIC RETURN Edwin Jackson was a member of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals and David U.S. Olympic Baseball Team Hitting Coach Ernie Young is no stranger to the Robertson won a ring with the Yanks in 2009. Robertson also picked up Olympic Games. In the Sydney 2000 Games, Young and his fellow teammates the final out of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, giving the U.S. its first win won Team USA’s second gold medal in Olympic history (its first as an official in the event. sport [Seoul 1988; demonstration sport]) under the leadership of Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda. Young .385 with a team-leading eight RBIs in ALL-STARS & STRIPES Sydney, including a two-run single against Cuba in the gold medal game. 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, THE JAPAN EXPERIENCE David Robertson, and Scott Kazmir. Kazmir leads the way with three All-Star Three members of the U.S. Olympic Team roster currently play professional selections, followed by Frazier with two all-time selections; Frazier also won baseball in Japan. Tyler Austin plays for the Yokahama DeNA Baybears, Nick the MLB as part of the All-Star Game festivities in 2015. Martinez plays for the Fukuoka SoftBank Haws, and Scott McGough plays for the . Austin will be playing for Team USA in the Olympic EVERYONE ALWAYS REMEMBERS THEIR ROOMMATES Games on his home field at Yokohama Baseball Stadium. 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 PROSPECT WATCH were each other’s first roommates after becoming professional baseball The U.S. roster features seven players who are in their respective players with the . Both were drafted in the 2011 MLB organization’s Top 30 Prospect List: Nick Allen (No. 3 Oakland), Shane Baz (No. First Year Player Draft; Starling as the first-round pick and Lopez the Royals’ 5, ), Triston Casas (No. 1, ), Mark Kolozsvary 16th rounder. (No. 29, ), Joe Ryan (No. 6, Minnesota Twins), and Simeon Woods Richardson (No. 4, ). Baz (No. 71), Casas (No. 30), and But they are not the only former roommates on the team. Shane Baz and Woods Richardson (No. 68) are also recognized by MLB Pipeline as three of Joe Ryan have a history, both being prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays farm the top-100 prospects in all of baseball. system. Training in the alternate training site in 2020, Baz and Ryan were roommates throughout the season but went separate ways at the beginning REPPIN’ MANY STATES of the 2021 Minor League Season: Baz to AA and Ryan to AAA. Baz, however, Twelve different states and territories are represented on Team USA’s 24- earned a call-up to AAA Durham to join Ryan on the diamond… and as man roster. The most well-represented states are California and Florida, with roommates once again. 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 A CEREMONY LIKE NO OTHER have two representatives on the roster. The following states or territories Major General Todd Hunt, the Adjutant General of the State of North have one player on the U.S. roster: Arizona, Kansas, , New York, Carolina, and the North Carolina National Guard hosted a patch ceremony North Carolina, and . Edwin Jackson grew up in Georgia, but was with the U.S. Olympic Baseball Team during its training at the USA Baseball born in Germany where his father was stationed for the military. National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. Prior to its opening game, the soldiers removed their American flag patch from their uniforms and BACK IN THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE presented it to a member of the Team USA delegation as a symbol of good Nineteen (19) members of the roster have previous playing experience with luck, hope for success, and a reminder of who and what they are representing Team USA, including 12 members of the Olympic Qualifying Team in June. as they travel to Tokyo to compete for our country at the Olympic Games 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 2013 15U National Team; 2016 18U National Team Shane Baz 2017 18U National Team Triston Casas 2015 15U National Team; 2016 & 2017 18U National Team Tim Federowicz 2006 Collegiate National Team Todd Frazier 2006 Collegiate National Team David Robertson 2017 World Baseball Classic Bubba Starling 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 in 2017 with teammate Shane UNITED STATES OLYMPIC BASEBALL TEAM ROSTER

NO. LAST NAME FIRST NAME POS. B/T HT. WT. HOMETOWN ORGANIZATION CURRENT TEAM PRONUNCIATION 10 Allen Nick INF R/R 5-8 166 , Calif. Midland (AA) 2 Alvarez Eddy INF S/R 5-9 185 Miami, Fla. Miami Marlins Jacksonville (AAA) 23 Austin Tyler OF R/R 6-2 220 Conyers, Ga. Nippon Professional Baseball Yokohama DeNA Baybears 35 Baz Shane RHP R/R 6-2 190 Cypress, Texas Tampa Bay Rays Durham (AAA) BOZ 48 Carter Anthony RHP L/R 6-4 215 Decatur, Ga. Mexican League Saraperos de Saltillo 26 Casas Triston INF L/R 6-4 250 Miami, Fla. Boston Red Sox Portland (AA) KAA-suhz 32 Dickson Brandon RHP R/R 6-5 190 Montgomery, Ala. St. Louis Cardinals Memphis (AAA) 34 Federowicz Tim C R/R 5-10 215 Erie, Pa. Los Angeles Dodgers Oklahoma City (AAA) fed-er-OH-vitch 5 Filia Eric OF L/L 6-0 190 Carlsbad, Calif. Seattle Mariners Tacoma (AAA) fill-EE-uh 25 Frazier Todd INF R/R 6-2 215 Point Pleasant, N.J. Free Agent FREI-zhr 31 Gose Anthony LHP L/L 6-0 200 Bellflower, Calif. Columbus (AAA) GOES 33 Jackson Edwin RHP R/R 6-2 215 Neu-Ulm, Germany Free Agent 15 Kazmir Scott LHP L/L 6-0 185 Cypress Falls, Texas San Francisco Giants Sacramento (AAA) KAZ-meer 16 Kivlehan Patrick OF/INF R/R 6-2 215 Nyack, N.Y. El Paso (AAA) KIV-luh-hann 8 Kolozsvary Mark C R/R 5-8 180 Eustis, Fla. Cincinnati Reds Chattanooga (AA) COLES-very 7 Lopez Jack UTL R/R 5-10 160 Rio Piedras, P.R. Boston Red Sox Worcester (AAA) 14 Martinez Nick RHP L/R 6-1 198 Miami, Fla. Nippon Professional Baseball Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 39 McGough Scott RHP R/R 5-11 190 Monroesville, Pa. Nippon Professional Baseball Tokyo Yakult Swallows mick-GUFF 30 Robertson David RHP R/R 5-11 195 Birmingham, Ala. Free Agent 40 Ryan Joe RHP R/R 6-2 205 San Francisco, Calif. Minnesota Twins TBD 28 Ryan Ryder RHP R/R 6-2 205 Charlotte, N.C. Round Rock (AAA) 24 Starling Bubba OF R/R 6-4 220 Gardner, Kan. Kansas City Royals Omaha (AAA) 12 Westbrook Jamie INF/OF R/R 5-9 195 Gilbert, Ariz. Nashville (AAA) 44 Woods Richardson Simeon RHP R/R 6-3 210 Sugar Land, Texas Toronto Blue Jays New Hampshire (AA) SI-mee-uhn

COACHING STAFF BACK AGAIN: USA BASEBALL ALUMNI ON THE ROSTER NO. NAME POSITION Nineteen former USA Baseball national team alumni will wear the red, white, 49 Mike Scioscia Manager and blue once again in their career for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 17 Dave Wallace Pitching Coach 19 Ernie Young Hitting Coach including 12 members of the 2021 Baseball Americas Qualifier team. Of the 3 3rd Base Coach 19, seven have won a gold medal in international competition, led by Triston 52 Eric Campbell 1st Base Coach Casas, who has won three gold medals (2015 15U, 2016 18U, 2017 18U). 13 Roly de Armas Bullpen Coach

ORGANIZATIONS WITH MULTIPLE PLAYERS NO. ORGANIZATION PLAYERS 2 Boston Red Sox Triston Casas, Jack Lopez USA BASEBALL COACHING STAFF

MIKE SCIOSCIA guided the Drive to its first championship in team history in MANAGER 2017 before being named the manager in 2018. Prior to joining //PRONUNCIATION: SOW-SHUH// the Red Sox, Fenster spent six seasons at his alma mater, , as Scioscia makes his international coaching debut for the United States in 2021 Director of Operations, Assistant Coach, and Recruiting Coordinator. Additionally, after serving as the Angels’ manager for 19 seasons. He spent his entire MLB he helped lead the St. Cloud River Bats to the title in 2007 and managerial career in Anaheim, where he led the Halos to a 1650-1428 (.536) helped guide the ’s Orleans Cardinals to a league-best overall record from 1999-2018, ranking him 18th all-time in career managerial 25-17-2 regular season record in 2008. wins. After breaking a 15-year playoff drought in 2002, Scioscia led the Angels As a player at Rutgers, Fenster was a two-time All-American and was named Big to the only World Series title in their history that postseason to become the 17th East Player of the Year in 2000 before being selected by the Kansas City Royals person to win a World Series title as both player and manager. in the 2000 MLB Draft. He spent five seasons in the Royals minor league system, He was the first manager in MLB history to make the in six of his first ten where he hit .267 with 63 doubles, 179 RBIs, and 215 walks in 438 games, and seasons, including winning five AL West division titles in six years. Scioscia was was named a All-Star in 2002 and 2004. In 2008, Fenster was twice named the AL Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of elected to the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. Drawing upon his (2002 and 2009) and set the Angels’ franchise single-season wins record experiences as both a player and a coach, Fenster provides unique and insightful twice with 99 victories in 2002 and then 100 victories in 2008. He is the current educational content as a contributor for the USA Baseball Develops Blog. He all-time leader in wins, games managed, and division titles won in Angels’ history. was named the first-ever USA Baseball Coach Educator of the Year in 2019 for Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 19th overall pick of the 1976 June his contributions that assist coaches, parents, and leagues in developing young Amateur Draft, Scioscia spent all 13 of his years in the Major Leagues as a players and improving their experience within the game of baseball. for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1980-92) under USA Baseball Olympic gold medal- winning manager Tommy Lasorda. He won two World Series titles (1981 and DAVE WALLACE 1988), was twice named a All-Star (1989 and 1990), and caught PITCHING COACH two no-hitters (Fernando Valenzuela and Kevin Gross) in his playing career. To Wallace will make his Team USA debut as the pitching coach for the Professional this day, Scioscia ranks fourth all-time among Major League with 136 National Team this summer. Wallace has spent 47 years in professional baseball, shutouts caught. 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, ERIC CAMPBELL he spent nine years as a in the professional ranks, playing for both the FIRST BASE COACH and the Toronto Blue Jays until 1978. Wallace began his Currently serving USA Baseball as its General Manager of National Teams, Eric coaching career in 1981 with the Vero Beach Dodgers and spent the next 14 years Campbell will make his Olympic coaching debut in 2020 as the First Base Coach. coaching in the minor leagues before being named the pitching coach for the Los In his 21 years at USA Baseball, Campbell has served as the primary or assistant Angeles Dodgers in 1995. team administrator for 45 national teams. USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Wallace went on to be the pitching coach for the (1999-2000), Team won gold medals at the 2004, 2006, and 2008 FISU World Collegiate Boston Red Sox (2003-2006), Astros (2007), and the Championships, and he helped guide the 2008 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team to a (2014-2016), working with pitchers such as Pedro Martinez and , bronze medal in Beijing. Campbell also served on the technical committee for the among others. He also held numerous executive positions within professional inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006 and was the team leader for the 2009 baseball throughout his career with the , Dodgers, Mets, and Seattle squad. In 2007 and 2009, Campbell helped lead the U.S.A. to consecutive gold Mariners. Wallace most recently spent four years with the Braves as a special medals in the IBAF World Cup. Campbell has taken 3 national teams to the Pan assistant to pitching (2016) and the director of pitching for Atlanta’s farm system American Games with silver medals in 2007, 2011, and 2015. (2017-2020). 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 ERNIE YOUNG a variety of positions and even played all nine positions in a college baseball HITTING COACH game. After being drafted by the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher and catcher, Olympic gold medalist Young will serve as the hitting and first base coach for the Campbell was released from professional baseball in 1985 and began his 2021 Professional National Team following an accomplished playing and coaching coaching/administrative career. After serving nine years in assistant-coach roles career with Team USA spanning 22 years. A member of the gold medal-winning at Creighton, St. Thomas University (Fla.) and the United States Air Force Academy Sydney 2000 Olympic Games team, he also played on the Professional National (AFA), Campbell served as the head baseball coach at the AFA from 1995-98. Team again in 2003. Young spent eight years playing in the major leagues for the , Cleveland Indians, , Kansas City Royals, and ROLY DE ARMAS Oakland Athletics between 1994 and 2004. He remained involved with Team USA BULLPEN COACH after the Sydney Olympic Games by joining its Board of Directors in 2003 and //PRONUNCIATION: DEE-ARR-MUSS// eventually serving as a hitting coach for three national teams and managing the Returning as an assistant coach for the 11th time, de Armas will once again serve 2010 and 2011 Professional National Teams. With Young on the staff, Team USA as the bullpen coach for Team USA. His first experience with Team USA came amassed an overall record of 47-15-2 and won a in 2009. 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 organizations, including the Philadelphia Phillies, where he is currently the manager of the Gulf Coast League Phillies. 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 in 2012. He was named manager of Greenville in 2014 and ON THE MOUND STARTERS VS. RELIEVERS

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SHANE BAZ BRANDON DICKSON TAMPA BAY RAYS (AAA) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (AAA) //PRONUNCIATION: BOZ// DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP 7/30/21 Israel ------7/30/21 Israel ------7/31/21 Korea ------7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TOTALS ------TOTALS ------Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: General: Shane Baz was drafted by the with the 12th 2021 Qualifier: Dickson posted a 2.70 ERA in two relief appearances to help Team overall pick of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Concordia Lutheran High School in USA secure an Olympic berth at the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ). He Tomball, Texas. The righthander was traded to Tampa Bay in 2018, where worked two perfect innings in Team USA’s 7-1 victory over to open the he has climbed the farm system and currently pitches for Triple-A Durham. AOQ, part of a shutdown effort by a bullpen that combined for 4.0 hitless innings. MiLB: Baz is currently in his fourth season in the minor leagues, accumulating a Dickson finished off the event with an inning-and-a-third of solid relief in the U.S.’s career 10-14 record with a 3.23 ERA in 50 starts. He made his professional debut 4-2 win over . in 2017 in the Pittsburgh farm system, making ten starts and posting a 3.80 ERA. General: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an undrafted free agent after a Baz began 2021 with -A Montgomery before being promoted to Triple-A collegiate career at Tusculum College, Brandon Dickson made his MLB Debut in Durham in June 2021. He owns a 1.96 ERA in five Triple-A starts with Durham. 2011 with the Cardinals. In 2013, Dickson began playing in the Nippon Professional USA Baseball: Baz was a member of the 2016 18U National Team, winning a gold Baseball league in Japan, where he remained until 2019. medal at the COPABE Pan Am “AAA” Championships. He struck out four batters in MLB: In eight Major League appearances, all with the Cardinals in the 2011 and three and picked up a pair of hits in the tournament. 2012 season, Dickson holds a 4.91 ERA with 13 in 14.2 innings pitched. MiLB: Dickson made 174 Minor League appearances across seven seasons, the ANTHONY CARTER majority of the time spent with the (Triple-A) from 2010 to SARAPEROS DE SALTILLO (MEXICAN LEAGUE) 2012. In 77 appearances and 75 starts for Memphis, he recorded a 24-28 record DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP with a 3.59 ERA and 365 strikeouts in 465.2 innings pitched. Across all levels of 7/30/21 Israel ------the minors, Dickson has a 3.73 ERA with 663 strikeouts in 913.1 innings pitched. 7/31/21 Korea ------USA Baseball: Prior to the WBSC Americas Qualifier, Dickson was a member of TBD TBD ------the Professional National Team in 2019 that competed in the WBSC Premier 12 TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------tournament. The Montgomery, Alabama, native made five relief appearances, held TOTALS ------a 3.60 ERA, and picked up three saves for Team USA. His efforts were good enough to earn a spot on the All-World Team for the tournament. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 2021 Qualifier: Carter posted a perfect ledger at the WBSC Baseball Americas ANTHONY GOSE Qualifier (AOQ), pitching a scoreless inning of relief in Team USA’s 8-6 win over CLEVELAND INDIANS (AAA) the that clinched a spot in the AOQ Super Round for the U.S. //PRONUNCIATION: GOES// General: Anthony Carter was selected in the 26th round of the 2005 DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox out of Georgia Perimeter College. In 7/30/21 Israel ------7/31/21 Korea ------his 15-year professional career, Carter has spent time in the White Sox, TBD TBD ------Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and Texas Rangers organizations. TBD TBD ------He has also played in several international leagues during his career. TBD TBD ------MiLB: In 10 Minor League seasons and 291 appearances, Carter has made TOTALS ------85 starts and owns a 37-37 record. He has collected 58 career saves, 593 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: strikeouts, and recorded a 4.63 ERA in 701.0 innings of work during that time. 2021 Qualifier: Gose worked a pair of hitless innings of relief at the WBSC With the (AA) in 2010, the righthander led the Southern Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ) to help Team USA lock up an Olympic League with 22 saves. He last played with the Rangers organization in 2016 berth. He turned in a scoreless frame in Team USA’s 7-1 victory over before making the jump to the Mexican League, where he has spent the majority Nicaragua to open the AOQ; part of a shutdown effort by a bullpen that of his time since. He began the 2021 season with the Saraperos de Saltillo. combined for 4.0 hitless innings. He posted another scoreless frame in a USA Baseball: Prior to the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier, Carter last donned 10-1 win over in which the U.S. bullpen logged 5.2 shutout innings. the red, white, and blue as a member of the 2010 Professional Team at the Pan General: Anthony Gose was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round American Games Qualifying Tournament. The Decatur, Georgia, native allowed just of the 2008 MLB Draft out of high school. In 11 years, he has spent time with five one hit and no runs in four innings of work during the event, while picking up two different organizations (PHI, TOR, DET, TEX, CLE), most recently the Cleveland strikeouts and a in four appearances. Indians in 2019. he has spent time as both an and a pitcher during his career. MLB: In 372 Major League games, Gose has a .240 batting average with 12 home runs and 69 RBIs. In 2012, the Paramount, California, native not only earned a spot in the All-Star Futures Game, but also earned a big league call-up, making his Major League debut on July 17, 2012. He finished his rookie year with a .227 (37- most recently with the in 2021. He has made for-166) batting average as well as 15 stolen bases. Gose had career-highs in hits 68 minor-league starts, with a 14-18 record and a 3.22 ERA. Kazmir (123), runs (73), doubles (24), triples (8), home runs (5), RBIs (26), and stolen bases has struck out 357 batters in 314.2 innings at the minor league level. (23) in 2015 while playing in 140 games for the Detroit Tigers. USA Baseball: Kazmir played for the 2001 18U National Team, earning a silver MiLB: Gose has a .252 batting average in 843 Minor League games at the plate with medal in the COPABE Pan American Junior Championships. Kazmir pitched 13.2 44 home runs and 279 RBIs. In 2017, he began transitioning to a pitcher and made innings in the tournament, posting a 3.95 ERA and striking out a team-best 31 his first appearance on the mound with the Lakeland Flying Tigers (A-Advanced) batters. that season. Since 2017, the southpaw has made 71 Minor League appearances on the mound, holding a 4.39 ERA with 73 strikeouts in 65.2 innings pitched. NICK MARTINEZ FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS (NIPPON PROFESSIONAL EDWIN JACKSON BASEBALL) FREE AGENT DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP 7/30/21 Israel ------7/30/21 Israel ------7/31/21 Korea ------7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TOTALS ------TOTALS ------Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 2021 Qualifier: Jackson went 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in two appearances at General: Nick Martinez was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 18th round of the the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ), including a 2.0-inning stint 2011 MLB Draft out of Fordham University. His major-league career has spanned to earn the victory in the title game – a 4-2 win over Venezuela. He also four seasons, all with Texas. He most recently pitched in MLB in 2017. worked two-thirds of an inning in relief to help Team USA to an 8-6 win MLB: Martinez made his MLB debut in 2014, allowing three earned runs in six over the Dominican Republic that clinched a spot in the AOQ Super Round. innings against Tampa Bay. He made 24 starts for the Rangers that season, General: Edwin Jackson was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 6th posting a 5-12 record and a 4.55 ERA in 24 starts. Martinez had his best major- round of the 2001 MLB Draft out of high school. Jackson has appeared in 412 league season in 2015, going 7-8 with a 3.96 ERA in 21 starts. He pitched two more Major League games across 17 seasons, last playing for the Detroit Tigers in the seasons in Texas in 2016 and 2017, accumulating a 5-11 record in 23 starts over 2019 season. those two seasons. MLB: During his career, Jackson has collected 107 career big league wins, pitching MiLB: Martinez has made 87 career starts in the minor leagues, going 35-24 with in 412 games with 318 starts. He has picked up 1,508 strikeouts and recorded a a 3.28 ERA in 510.2 innings pitched. His first professional season came in 2011, 4.78 ERA while tossing 1,960 innings with 14 different MLB clubs (Tampa Bay Rays, where he made 11 starts and had a 2.30 ERA. Martinez most recently appeared Los Angeles Dodgers, , , Detroit Tigers, Chicago in the minors in 2017, going 4-0 with a 2.15 ERA for the Frisco RoughRiders in the White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Rangers’ organization. Athletics, San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays). NPB: Martinez has been pitching in Nippon Professional Baseball since 2018. He Jackson was named to the All-Star team in 2009 and finished made his NPB debut and pitched his first two seasons in Japan with the Hokkaido the season with a 13-9 record, a 3.62 ERA, and 161 strikeouts in 214 innings of Nippon-Ham Fighters, going 10-11 with a 3.51 ERA in 2018. Martinez signed with work. In 2010, he recorded his second season with over 200 innings on the mound, the Fukoka SoftBank Hawks prior to the 2021 season, where he currently owns a throwing 209.1 frames while tallying a career-best 181 punch outs and helped the 7-2 record with a 2.03 ERA. St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series championship in 2011. Jackson had over 100 Amateur: Martinez played for three seasons at Fordham University, primarily as innings pitched in ten different seasons during his time in the majors and in seven a . He batted .295 with four homers and 66 RBI in three seasons, of those years he put in over 150 innings of work on the bump. also making 15 appearances as a . On the mound, Martinez went 1-3 MiLB: In 166 Minor League games, Jackson holds a 40-39 record with a 4.28 ERA with a 5.33 ERA in two seasons. and 616 strikeouts. SCOTT MCGOUGH SCOTT KAZMIR TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS (NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL) SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (AAA) //PRONUNCIATION: MICK-GUFF// //PRONUNCIATION: KAZ-MEER// DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP 7/30/21 Israel ------7/30/21 Israel ------7/31/21 Korea ------7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TOTALS ------TOTALS ------Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: General: Scott McGough was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the General: Scott Kazmir was drafted by the New York Mets with the 15th overall pick fifth round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of the University of Oregon. He spent of the 2002 MLB Draft out of Cypress Falls High School in Harris County, Texas. one season in Major League Baseball before moving to Nippon Professional He has pitched for 13 seasons in the big leagues, spending the bulk of his career Baseball, where he currently plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. in Tampa Bay. After last throwing a major-league pitch in 2016, Kazmir, a three- MLB: McGough has pitched in six games at the major-league level, time all-star, most recently played earlier this season for the San Francisco Giants. all for the Miami Marlins in 2015. The right-hander had a 9.45 MLB: After spending his early professional career in the Mets’ farm system, ERA in 6.2 innings in the big leagues, striking out four batters. Kazmir was traded to Tampa Bay in 2004. Later that season, he made his big- MiLB: McGough has pitched 397.0 minor-league innings, most recently league debut against the Seattle Mariners. Kazmir’s first all-star season came in with Triple-A Albuquerque in 2018. He owns a 24-29 record in 267 games, 2006, when he went 10-8 with a 3.24 ERA in 24 starts. The following season was striking out 370 batters and notching 32 saves. McGough’s best minor- statistically one of his best, as he won 13 games and struck out a career-best league season came in 2015, when he posted a 1.93 ERA in 27 games 239 batters in 206.2 innings. Kazmir was named to the All-Star team in 2008, and across three different levels. He allowed just 27 hits in 37.1 innings pitched was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in the middle of the 2009 season. Kazmir in that season. McGough pitched in 43 games with Albuquerque in 2018, spent three seasons in Los Angeles before pitching for Cleveland in 2013 and going 7-3 with a 5.55 ERA with 81 strikeouts in 71.1 innings pitched. Oakland in 2014. The 2014 season was Kazmir’s most successful in recent years, NPB: McGough is currently in his third season with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. In his as he earned a spot on the All-Star team in a 15-win season. He also had stints debut season in 2018, he pitched in 65 games, going 6-3 with a 3.15 ERA. McGough with the and Los Angeles Dodgers before signing with the San struck out 64 batters in 68.2 innings pitched. In 2021, McGough is 2-1 with a 2.39 ERA Francisco Giants earlier this year. Kazmir has made two starts for San Francisco and 16 saves. He has struck out 53 batters in 37.2 innings pitched, scattering just 27 hits. this season, going 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA and seven strikeouts in seven innings. Amateur: McGough pitched three seasons at the University of Oregon, making 74 MiLB: Kazmir has pitched parts of 10 seasons in the minor leagues, career appearances. He went 9-8 with a 3.33 ERA in his career, striking out 133 batters in 135.1 innings pitched. McGough’s 74 career appearances are a program MiLB: In 36 Minor League appearances and 29 starts, Ryan has an 11-5 record record, and he also owns the record for single-season appearances with 31 in 2011. with a 2.36 ERA and 234 strikeouts in 160.0 innings pitched. Ryan spent a majority USA Baseball: McGough was a member of the 2010 Collegiate National Team, of the 2019 season with the Charlotte Stone Crabs (Advanced-A), holding a 7-2 pitching in five games that summer. On a team with future major-league stars record in 13 starts with a 1.42 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 82.2 innings pitched. , Sonny Gray, Anthony Rendon, and more, McGough had a 0.82 ERA in After the 2020 Minor League season was canceled, Ryan began the 2021 season 11.0 innings pitched.. with the (Triple-A). Amateur: Ryan spent his first three collegiate seasons playing at Cal State DAVID ROBERTSON Northridge before finishing his career at Cal State Stanislaus. In that time, the FREE AGENT righthander went 12-4 in 43 appearances and 25 starts. He held a 2.41 ERA with DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP 201 strikeouts in 175.1 innings on the mound for both schools before starting his 7/30/21 Israel ------professional career. 7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------RYDER RYAN TBD TBD ------TEXAS RANGERS (AAA) TOTALS ------DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP 7/30/21 Israel ------Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 7/31/21 Korea ------2021 Qualifier: Robertson notched two saves to lead Team USA’s bullpen at the TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ). He earned the save in an 8-6 U.S. win TBD TBD ------over the Dominican Republic that clinched a spot in the AOQ Super Round, striking TOTALS ------out a pair in one inning of work. The right-hander also locked up the 4-2 title- clinching win over Venezuela striking out two batters in a hitless ninth inning. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: General: David Robertson was drafted in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB Draft by General: Ryder Ryan was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 30th round of the the out of the University of Alabama. In his 12-year big league 2016 MLB Draft out of the University of North Carolina. He has spent five seasons career, Robertson appeared in 661 games and collected 137 saves with the New in the minor leagues with three different organizations, currently pitching for the York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. Texas Rangers’ Triple-A affiliate, . MLB: Robertson most recently played for the Phillies in 2019, following stints with MiLB: Ryan has pitched in 142 minor-league games, owning an 11-12 record with the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox during his 12 years in the Major a 3.82 ERA. Ryan’s first minor-league season was in 2016, when he pitched in Leagues. He made his MLB debut on June 29, 2008, and went on to collect 53 15 games in the Arizona League (now known as ) for career wins, 137 saves, and a 2.90 career ERA. Robertson was also a part of the Cleveland’s rookie-league affiliate. In 2017, Ryan was traded to the New York Mets Yankees team that won the World Series in 2009, pitching 2.1 innings and allowing in exchange for Jay Bruce. Ryan pitched from 2017-19 in the Mets’ organization, no runs in the Fall Classic. In 2011, Robertson was named to the American with his best statistical season coming in 2019. That season, Ryan posted a 3-1 League All-Star team and finished the year with a 4-0 record and a 1.08 ERA in record with a 3.05 ERA, striking out 40 batters in 44.1 innings pitched. In 2020, 66.2 innings pitched. After transitioning from a set-up man to a , Robertson Ryan was traded to the Texas Rangers and assigned to the Round Rock Express, had three consecutive 30+ save seasons in 2014 (39), 2015 (34), and 2016 (37). where he currently owns a 1-4 record with a 6.17 ERA in 21 games in 2021. Ryan Additionally, he recorded sub-2.00 ERA in two seasons (1.08 in 2011, 1.84 in 2017) has 30 strikeouts in 23.1 innings pitched. and appeared in 70 games twice in his career (2011, 2013). Amateur: Primarily a in college, Ryan only pitched in one game at MiLB: In the minors, Robertson held a 12-6 record with 9 saves across four the University of North Carolina. Entering college, Ryan was ranked the No. 1 third seasons and 82 appearances, pitching 152.2 innings. As a rookie for the Charleston baseman and the No. 3 player overall in North Carolina. RiverDogs (Single-A) in 2007, the righthander posted a 0.77 ERA, a 5-2 record, three saves, and 67 strikeouts in 47.0 innings pitched. SIMEON WOODS RICHARDSON USA Baseball: Prior to the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier, Robertson was a TORONTO BLUE JAYS (AA) member of the 2017 Professional National Team that won Team USA’s first-ever //PRONUNCIATION: SI-MEE-UHN// World Baseball Classic championship. In four appearances during the tournament, DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP Robertson pitched 3.2 innings, allowed just one run, and collected two strikeouts. 7/30/21 Israel ------7/31/21 Korea ------He was on the mound to finish the championship game, recording the final three TBD TBD ------outs to secure the 8-0 shutout win against Puerto Rico and the gold medal. TBD TBD ------Amateur: In his freshman season at Alabama, Robertson made a team-high 32 TBD TBD ------appearances and tallied a 7-5 record with eight saves and a 2.92 ERA. Robertson TOTALS 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 also set the program’s rookie record for most strikeouts in a season with 105 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: and was named to a Freshman All-SEC, a Freshman All-American by Baseball 2021 Qualifier: Started against Puerto Rico, which was canceled America, a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, and a Collegiate Baseball due to weather, thus did not appear in an official game for Magazine Freshman All-American. In 2006, Robertson led the SEC with 10 saves Team USA at the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ).. and recorded a 3.02 ERA in 29 games to help lead the Crimson Tide to their 25th General: Simeon Woods Richardson was taken in the second round of SEC Championship. the 2018 MLB Draft by the New York Mets out of high school. Now with the Toronto Blue Jays organization, he is the No. 4 rated prospect in JOE RYAN the system and the No. 74 rated prospects in baseball by MLB Pipeline. MINNESOTA TWINS MiLB: In 36 Minor League appearances and 33 starts, Woods Richardson has DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO HBP HR TP an 8-10 record with a 3.26 ERA and 175 strikeouts in 138.0 innings pitched. The 7/30/21 Israel ------Sugar Land, Texas, native started the 2021 season with the New Hampshire Fisher 7/31/21 Korea ------Cats (AA), making 11 starts. TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TOTALS ------

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 2021 Qualifier: Ryan struck out 10 Dominican Republic hitters in his only start for Team USA at the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ), allowing three runs on four hits over 4.2 innings of a no-decision in an eventual 8-6 victory. General: Joe Ryan was taken in the 7th round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays out of Cal State Stanislaus. The San Francisco, California, native played with the Durham Bulls before being traded to the Minnesota Twins after arriving in Tokyo. IN THE FIELD NICK ALLEN TYLER AUSTIN OAKLAND ATHLETICS (AA) YOKOHAMA DENA BAYBEARS (NIPPON PROFESSIONAL DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BASEBALL) 7/30/21 Israel ------DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 7/31/21 Korea ------7/30/21 Israel ------TBD TBD ------7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TOTALS ------TBD TBD ------Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: TOTALS ------2021 Qualifier: Allen started all four games at for Team USA at the WBSC Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ), posting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage and General: Tyler Austin was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 13th round of combining on a trio of double plays. He drove in the go-ahead run in the U.S.’s 8-6 the 2010 MLB Draft out of Heritage High School in Conyers, Georgia. Austin spent win over the Dominican Republic that clinched a berth in the AOQ Super Round for parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball before signing with the Yokohama Team USA. DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. General: Nick Allen was taken in the third round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the MLB: Austin spent his first two and a half major-league seasons with the Yankees. Oakland Athletics out of high school. The middle infielder is currently the No. 3 He homered in his first big-league in 2016 and batted .241 with five rated prospect in the A’s organization. homers and 12 RBIs in 31 games that season. He played in 20 games in an injury- MiLB: In 243 Minor League games, Allen has a .263 batting average with four home shortened 2017, hitting two homers and driving in eight runs. Austin put together runs and 81 RBIs. He spent the 2019 season with the (A+), hitting his best major-league season in 2018, splitting time between the Yankees and .292 with three home runs and 25 RBIs in 72 games. The San Diego, California, Minnesota Twins. The /outfielder hit 17 homers and drove in 47 runs native started the 2021 season with the Midland RockHounds (AA) and hit .298 that season, playing in 69 games. Austin played for three teams in 2019, spending with eight RBIs early on. Allen, who is well known for his defensive prowess, has time with the Twins, San Francisco Giants, and Milwaukee Brewers. He hit .187 recorded a .986 fielding percentage in 264 innings at second base in the minor with nine home runs in 2019. leagues and a .960 mark in 1,781 innings at shortstop. MiLB: Austin played parts of nine seasons in the minor leagues, most recently in USA Baseball: Allen is a three-time Team USA alum, having played in the WBSC 2019. He owns a career-MiLB batting average of .286 with 84 homers and 381 Baseball Americas Qualifier and both the 2013 15U National Team and the 2016 RBIs. 18U National Team. With the 15U National Team, he played in eight games and hit NPB: Austin is currently in his second season with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. .250 (3-for-12) at the plate with one double to help the team secure the program’s He has accumulated 144 hits in his two seasons in Japan, batting .300 with 39 first-ever gold medal at the 2013 COPABE Pan Am “AA” Championships. He earned homers and 105 RBIs. Austin owns a career-NPB slugging percentage of .604. another gold medal with Team USA three years later, this time as a member of the 18U National Team. En route to the program’s second consecutive world TRISTON CASAS championship at the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) “AAA” World Cup in BOSTON RED SOX (AA) 2013, Allen hit .346 (9-for-26) with two doubles and a triple while leading the team DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB with 13 runs scored. 7/30/21 Israel ------7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------EDDY ALVAREZ TBD TBD ------MIAMI MARLINS (AAA) TBD TBD ------DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TOTALS ------7/30/21 Israel ------Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------2021 Qualifier: Casas started all four games at first base for Team USA at the TBD TBD ------WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ), hitting .400 with three RBIs to help the TBD TBD ------U.S. secure the Olympic berth. He helped Team USA to a 7-1 victory over Nicaragua TOTALS ------to open the AOQ, finishing 2-for-4. He notched his second consecutive two-hit Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: game in Team USA’s 8-6 win over the Dominican Republic that clinched a spot in Team USA; Speedskating flag bearer the AOQ Super Round for the U.S. He also delivered a key RBI double vs. Canada as 2021 Qualifier: Alvarez made three starts on Team USA’s infield at the WBSC part of a seven-run, eighth-inning rally in a 10-1 Super Round win. He finished the Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ), hitting .273 with a .429 on-base percentage. He tournament with a 1-for-3 night vs. Venezuela in the clinching game – a 4-2 U.S. win. came off the bench to draw a walk and score a run to go along with a run-saving General: Triston Casas was drafted 26th overall out of American Heritage catch at second base in Team USA’s 7-1 victory over Nicaragua to open the AOQ. High School in the 1st round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox. The The infielder recorded a pair of doubles in Team USA’s 8-6 win over the Dominican Pembroke Pines, Florida, native is currently the No. 1 ranked prospect in the Red Republic that clinched a spot in the AOQ Super Round for the U.S. Alvarez drove Sox organization and is ranked as the No. 34 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline. in a critical run in Team USA’s 10-1 win over Canada with a sixth-inning triple that MiLB: Casas spent the majority of the 2019 season with the Greenville Drive (A) extended the U.S. lead to two runs. and finished the season with a .254 (107-for-422) batting average, 25 doubles, 19 General: Eddy Alvarez signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago White home runs, and 78 RBIs. Sox in 2014 after competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics as a short-track speed USA Baseball: A four-time Team USA alum, Casas played on the 2015 15U skater. He was a part of United States 5000-meter relay team that won a silver National Team and 2016 & 2017 18U National Teams. On the 15U team, he hit medal in Sochi, making him only the second player in Major League history to win .429 (12-for-28) and had 10 RBIs to help the team win gold in the COPABE Pan Am an Olympic medal in a sport besides baseball, the other being . “AA” Championships. In his first year on the 18U team, Casas finished with a .333 MLB: Alvarez made his MLB debut on August 5, 2020, with the Miami Marlins, (8-for-24) average at the plate to go along with a team-leading 11 RBIs en route to playing in 12 games and going 6-for-37 (.189) at the plate. The Miami, Florida, another gold medal. Casas also led the 2017 18U team in RBIs, driving in 13 runs native also picked up two RBIs and two stolen bases for his hometown team. while hitting .250 (8-for-32). MiLB: In 581 Minor League games, Alvarez has a .278 batting average with 40 home runs and 264 RBIs. In 66 games with the New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A) in 2019, he had a .323/.407/.570 slash line while hitting a career-high 12 home runs. TIM FEDEROWICZ TODD FRAZIER LOS ANGELES DODGERS (AAA) FREE AGENT //PRONUNCIATION: FED-ER-OH-VITCH// //PRONUNCIATION: FREI-ZHR// DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 7/30/21 Israel ------7/30/21 Israel ------7/31/21 Korea ------7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS ------Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 2021 Qualifier: Started at catcher against Puerto Rico, which was canceled due 2021 Qualifier: Frazier started all four games at third base for Team USA at to weather, thus did not appear in an official game for Team USA at the WBSC the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ), batting .400 and tying for a team- Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ). best with two home runs to go along with five RBIs. He drove in Team USA’s General: Tim Federowicz was drafted in the 7th round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of first run of the tournament in a 7-1 victory over Nicaragua to open the AOQ. the University of North Carolina by the Boston Red Sox. In college, he hit 12 home Frazier sparked a two-out, two-run rally with a double in the first inning of runs as a junior and hit .308 the season before he was drafted. He has spent time Team USA’s 8-6 win over the Dominican Republic that clinched a berth in the in six different organizations, playing in 163 Major League games in eight seasons. AOQ Super Round for the U.S. He hit a two-run homer to cap the U.S.’s seven- MLB: In eight years in the Major Leagues, Federowicz has played for the Los run eighth inning of a 10-1 win over Canada. Frazier saved his best for the title- Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Cincinnati clinching game with a 4-for-4 night that included a double, a home run, and a Reds, and Texas Rangers. Federowicz collected 16 RBIs, 12 runs scored, and as part of the 4-2 victory that secured the Olympic berth for the U.S. 37 hits in 56 games with the Dodgers in 2013 while hitting .231. Most recently, General: Todd Frazier was drafted 34th overall in the first round of the 2007 MLB he appeared in 29 games for the Rangers during the 2019 season, hitting four Draft by the Cincinnati Reds and has played in 1,231 Major League games across home runs and collecting seven RBIs. In 163 career big league games, the Erie, 10 seasons with five different organizations. Pennsylvania, native has 12 home runs, 19 doubles, 31 runs scored, and 39 RBIs MLB: A two-time All-Star (2014, 2015), Frazier has a career .242/.319/.448 slash while recording 78 hits. line with 218 career home runs. In 2012, the Point Pleasant, New Jersey, native MiLB: In 852 Minor League games, Federowicz has a .288/.354/.456 slash line and finished third in NL Rookie of the Year voting after posting a .273 batting average, has hit 97 home runs while collecting 495 RBIs. hitting 19 home runs, and collecting 67 RBIs in his first full season with the Reds. USA Baseball: Federowicz previously played for Team USA on the 2006 Collegiate In his 11-year Major League career, Frazier amassed 640 RBIs and drew 438 National Team that won a gold medal at the FISU World University Championships. walks. During his 2015 All-Star season, Frazier recorded a career-best 43 doubles In 17 games for the U.S., he hit .226 (7-for-31) and recorded seven RBIs. while hitting .255 with 35 home runs and 89 RBIs for Cincinnati. With the Chicago Amateur: In 2006, Federowicz earned first-team Freshman All-American White Sox in 2016, he topped those numbers when he launched 40 home runs honors from baseball America and was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman and recorded 98 RBIs. Frazier most recently split time with the Texas Rangers All-America by Collegiate Baseball after helping to lead the University of North and New York Mets during the 2020 season, playing in 45 games and finishing the Carolina to the College World Series. He was named to both the NCAA Chapel Hill season with a .236 batting average. Regional All-Tournament Team and the All-College World Series Team and broke USA Baseball: Frazier is a three-time Team USA alum, having played on the 2006 a freshman program record with 62 RBIs on the season. Federowicz followed his Collegiate National Team and the 2010 Professional National Team, as well as in strong freshman season with a second-team All-ACC sophomore campaign as the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier. Frazier won a gold medal in his first stint in an integral part of the Tar Heels’ offense and pitching staff. He hit .333 with 46 the red, white, and blue with the Collegiate National Team at the 2006 FISU World runs scored and 65 RBI, while tallying 19 doubles, four home runs, a triple, and a University Champions, collecting a .224 average (17-for-76) with 14 runs scored, .447 slugging percentage. His 97 hits and 65 RBIs were good for third in the ACC three home runs, and nine RBIs that summer. In 2010, he helped the U.S. qualify in 2007. On the mound, he went 2-2 with three saves and a 4.55 ERA over 27.5 for the 2011 Pan American Games after hitting .313 (10-for-32) in eight games innings of work, striking out 26 and walking eight. with the Professional National Team. ERIC FILIA MARK KOLOZSVARY SEATTLE MARINERS (AAA) CINCINATTI REDS (AA) DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB //PRONUNCIATION: COLES-VERY// 7/30/21 Israel ------DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 7/31/21 Korea ------7/30/21 Israel ------TBD TBD ------7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TOTALS 16 2 5 1 0 1 5 2 4 1 TBD TBD ------Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: TOTALS ------2021 Qualifier: Filia started all four games in right field for Team USA at the WBSC Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ), hitting .313 with a home run and five RBIs for 2021 Qualifier: Kolozsvary started all four games for the U.S. behind the the tournament. He drove in a pair of key runs as part of a 2-for-5 night in Team plate at the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ), hitting .417 with a team- USA’s 7-1 win over Nicaragua to open the AOQ. Filia also drove in Team USA’s first best two homers and 1.000 slugging percentage for the tournament. He run of its 10-1 victory over Canada with a two-out, third-inning single. Filia went homered and finished 2-for-5 in a 7-1 win over Nicaragua to open the WBSC 2-for-4 with a double, homer, and two RBIs against Venezuela in a 4-2 U.S. victory. Baseball Americas Qualifier (AOQ). Kolozsvary delivered an equally-impressive General: Eric Filia was selected in the 20th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the performance in Team USA’s 8-6 win over the Dominican Republic that clinched Seattle Mariners after playing collegiately at UCLA. a spot in the AOQ Super Round, belting a two-run homer and reaching safely MiLB: In 319 Minor League games, Filia holds a .318/.410/.426 slash line to go in three of his four trips to the plate. Kolozsvary reached base safely in each of along with 13 home runs and 159 RBIs. After being drafted, he got his start with his four plate appearances in a 10-1 win over Canada, including three hit-by- the Everett AquaSox (A-Shortened) in 2016, hitting .362 (89-for-246) with four pitches to go along with a single. He finished the AOQ with a double in Team home runs and 46 RBIs in 68 games. Prior to the 2021 season, the Carlsbad, USA’s 4-2 victory over Venezuela that secured the Olympic berth for the U.S. California, native played in the Mariners organization in 2019 with the Tacoma General: Mark Kolozsvary was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the seventh Rainiers (Triple-A), hitting .331 (40-for-121) in 35 games. round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of the University of Florida. Amateur: In three years with the Bruins, Filia batted .283 with four home runs MiLB: In 223 Minor League games, the catcher has a .226 batting average with 14 and 73 RBIs. He was an integral part of UCLA’s 2013 College World Series home runs and 85 RBIs. championship and was named to the All-CWS team after batting .333 and driving Amateur: Kolozsvary appeared in 78 games, including 39 starts, during his three in eight runs, including five in the championship-clinching game. In 2016, Filia hit years at Florida. During his junior year in 2017, he recorded a .276 average (32-for- .295 with 36 runs and 32 RBIs in 55 starts for the Bruins and was named to the 116) and drew 18 walks while collecting 26 RBIs, 20 runs scored, eight doubles, All-Pac-12 team before being drafted by the Mariners. and three home runs. He finished his career with a .272 batting average, five home runs, and 32 RBIs. PATRICK KIVLEHAN BUBBA STARLING SAN DIEGO PADRES (AAA) KANSAS CITY ROYALS (AAA) //PRONUNCIATION: KIV-LUH-HAN// DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 7/30/21 Israel ------7/30/21 Israel ------7/31/21 Korea ------7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TOTALS ------TOTALS ------Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: General: Bubba Starling was drafted by the Kansas City Royals with the fifth General: Patrick Kivlehan was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft out of Gardner Edgerton High School in Gardner, of the 2012 MLB Draft out of Rutgers University. He has played in 137 games over Kansas. He has played parts of two seasons in the major leagues, also spending parts of four seasons in the major leagues, most recently with the San Diego nine seasons in the minor leagues. Starling currently plays for the Omaha Storm Padres earlier this season. Chasers, the Royals’ Triple-A affiliate. MLB: Kivlehan was traded twice before making his major league debut with the San MLB: Starling made his big-league debut in July 2019 for the Royals. That season, Diego Padres in 2016, homering in his second career at-bat. After being claimed he played in 56 games and batted .215 in 186 at-bats. Starling hit four homers on waivers by the Cincinnati Reds, Kivlehan had his best big-league season in and drove in 12 RBIs in 2019. In 2020, the outfielder played in 35 games in the 2017. He played in 115 games for the Reds, batting .208 with nine homers and 26 pandemic-shortened season, batting .169 with a home run and 5 RBIs. RBIs. He then played in nine games for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018 before MiLB: Starling has played over 700 minor league games in his career, owning spending the next several years in the minor leagues. Kivlehan returned to the a .244 batting average with 76 home runs and 321 RBIs. The Kansas native has Padres in February 2021 and has played in five games for San Diego in 2021. stolen 82 career bases in the minor leagues and has three seasons of 100 or more MiLB: Kivlehan has amassed over 3,000 minor-league at bats, batting .280 with hits. Starling was named the Royals’ 2012 MiLB.com Organization All-Star, also 151 career homers. He has spent parts of eight seasons in the minors, hitting being named an APP Postseason All-Star that same year. His best minor-league double-digit homeruns in all but one of them. In 2019, Kivlehan hit 32 homers season came in 2019, when he hit .310 in 72 games prior to being called up to the while playing in the Pittsburgh and Toronto farm systems. He is currently batting big leagues. That season, Starling hit seven homers and drove in 38 runs and was .274 with 17 homers in 197 at-bats at Triple-A El Paso. named a Midseason All Star. In 2021, Starling owns a .258 USA Baseball: Kivlehan played for the 2015 Professional Team, traveling to batting average with seven home runs and 17 RBIs. Canada for the Pan Am Games. He played in 10 games for the red, white, and blue, USA Baseball: Starling played for the 2010 18U National Team, playing in 19 batting .342 with a team-best three homers and nine RBIs. games for the stars and stripes. On a team with future major leaguers Albert Amateur: A two-sport athlete at Rutgers University, Kivlehan played four seasons Almora, Francisco Lindor, Lance McCullers, and more, Starling batted .339 with of football before deciding to join the baseball team for his senior season. He three home runs and 12 RBIs. He also scored 20 runs and stole three bases. batted .392 for the Scarlet Knights, hitting 14 homers and driving in 50 runs. RBIs. Kivlehan was named the unanimous 2012 Big East Player of the Year and hit for the triple crown in his only season playing baseball. JAMIE WESTBROOK MILWAUKEE BREWERS (AAA) JACK LOPEZ DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BOSTON RED SOX (AAA) 7/30/21 Israel ------7/31/21 Korea ------DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TBD TBD ------7/30/21 Israel ------TBD TBD ------7/31/21 Korea ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------TOTALS ------TBD TBD ------TBD TBD ------Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: TOTALS ------General: Jamie Westbrook was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona. He General: Jack Lopez was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of has played eight seasons in the minor leagues and is currently a member of the the 2011 MLB Draft out of Deltona High School in Deltona, Florida. He has spent Milwaukee Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate . the past nine seasons in mi-nor league baseball, spending time with three teams. MiLB: Westbrook has over 3,100 minor-league at-bats, batting .283 with 84 Lopez is currently a member of the Bos-ton Red Sox organization. home runs and 432 RBIs. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the AZL MiLB: Lopez made his professional debut in 2012, advancing to Single-A Full D-backs before finishing the 2013 season with the Single-A Missoula Osprey. Season in his first year. He batted .230 in his first season of professional baseball. In 2015, Westbrook batted .319 in 480 at-bats for the Single-A , In 2014, Lopez was named Rookie of the Year while playing for the Cangrejeros de hitting 17 homers and driving in 72 runs. Following that season, he was named the Santurce in the Dominican Republic. Lopez was also named to the Texas League Diamondbacks’ 2015 MiLB.com Organizational All-Star. The Arizona native hit a All-Star Team in 2017 as a member of the North-west Arkansas Naturals. The career-high 19 homers in 2018, spending time in both Double-A and Triple-A and infielder had his best professional season in 2019, batting .273 with 12 homers earning his first of two consecutive spots on the Double-A South All-Star Team. and 57 RBIs for the Gwinnet Stripers. He is currently a member of the Worcester Westbrook signed a minor-league deal with the San Francisco Giants in January Red Sox, batting .304 in 158 at-bats. 2020, and later signed with the Milwaukee Brewers after the 2020 season. He is currently batting .328 with eight home runs and 35 RBIs at Triple-A Nashville. OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 | RECAPS & STATS

UNITED STATES VS. ISRAEL INDIVIDUAL OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 GAME HIGHS Friday, July 30 at 7 p.m. JST/6 a.m. EDT CATEGORY NO. OPPONENT DATE At Bats Runs Scored UNITED STATES VS. KOREA Hits Saturday, July 31 at 7 p.m. JST/6 a.m. EDT RBIs Doubles Home Runs Total Bases Walks Strikeouts Hit By Pitch Stolen Bases Innings Pitched Runs Allowed Earned Runs Walks Allowed Strikeouts Hits Allowed Hit Batters

TEAM OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 GAME HIGHS CATEGORY NO. OPPONENT DATE At Bats Runs Scored Hits RBIs Home Runs Doubles Total Bases Walks Strikeouts Stolen Bases Hit By Pitch Runs Allowed Earned Runs Walks Allowed Strikeouts Hits Allowed Hit Batters 2021 AMERICAS OLYMPIC QUALIFIER | RECAPS & STATS

UNITED STATES 7, NICARAGUA 1 INDIVIDUAL AOQ GAME HIGHS Monday, May 31 - Clover Park, Port St. Lucie, Fla. CATEGORY NO. OPPONENT DATE Team USA began its quest for one of the final two berths in the upcoming Olympic At Bats 6 - Duran Nicaragua 5/31 Runs Scored 3 - Williams Nicaragua 5/31 Games in Tokyo with a convincing 7-1 victory over Nicaragua at the 2021 World Hits 4 - Frazier Venezuela 6/5 Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Americas Qualification Event at RBIs 3 - Williams Canada 6/4 Clover Park. Doubles 2 - Alvarez Dominican Republic 6/1 Luke Williams and Jarren Duran powered Team USA’s 14-hit attack with three- Home Runs 1 - Six times vs. four teams - Total Bases 8 - Frazier Venezuela 6/5 hit performances, while Matthew Liberatore and three relievers combined to shut Walks 2 - Four times vs. three teams - down the Nicaragua offense. Strikeouts 3 - Two times Venezuela 6/5 Liberatore (1-0) held Nicaragua to just one run on five hits over the first 5.0 innings, Hit By Pitch 3 - Kolozsvary Canada 6/4 before Brandon Dickson, Anthony Gose and combined to toss Stolen Bases 1 - Three times vs. three teams - Innings Pitched 5.0 - Liberatore Nicaragua 5/31 four perfect innings of relief to close out the victory. Runs Allowed 3 - Ryan Dominican Republic 6/1 Earned Runs 3 - Ryan Dominican Republic 6/1 UNITED STATES 8, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 6 Walks Allowed 2 - Liberatore Venezuela 6/5 Tuesday, June 1 - The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, Fla. Strikeouts 10 - Ryan Dominican Republic 6/1 Hits Allowed 5 - Liberatore Nicaragua 5/31 The USA Baseball Professional National Team punched its ticket to the Super Hit Batters 1 - Three times vs. two teams - Round of the 2021 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Americas Qualification Event with its second-straight win--an 8-6 victory over the TEAM AOQ GAME HIGHS Dominican Republic at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. CATEGORY NO. OPPONENT DATE After turning in a complete domination of Nicaragua to lead from start to finish in At Bats 39 Nicaragua 5/31 Runs Scored 10 Canada 6/4 their opening game of the tournament Monday, Team USA had to battle back from Hits 14 Nicaragua 5/31 a fifth-inning deficit this time. Luke Williams tripled home a pair of key runs as RBIs 9 Canada 6/4 part of a four-run, sixth-inning rally and finished with his second multi-hit effort Home Runs 2 vs. two teams - in as many games, while Eddy Alvarez delivered a pair of doubles to help pace the Doubles 4 Dominican Republic 6/1 Total Bases 23 Canada 6/4 U.S. attack. Walks 7 Nicaragua 5/31 Trailing by a run after the Dominican Republic rallied to wipe out a 4-1 deficit, Strikeouts 9 vs. two teams - Team USA scored four times in the sixth to turn the tide for good. Logan Forsythe’s Stolen Bases 1 vs. three teams - pinch-single plated the tying run, and Nick Allen put the U.S. in front to stay with a Hit By Pitch 4 Canada 6/4 Runs Allowed 6 Dominican Republic 6/1 fielder’s choice grounder to third. Earned Runs 6 Dominican Republic 6/1 Walks Allowed 3 Venezuela 6/5 UNITED STATES VS. PUERTO RICO (CANCELED) Strikeouts 15 Dominican Republic 6/1 Team USA faced-off against Puerto Rico in a game that would eventually be called- Hits Allowed 8 Canada 6/4 Hit Batters 2 Nicaragua 5/31 off due to rain. The U.S. got out to an early, big lead courtesy of a Nick Allen grand slam.

UNITED STATES 10, CANADA 1 Friday, June 4 - The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, Fla. Using yet another shutdown pitching effort and a seven-run, eighth-inning rally, the USA Baseball Professional National Team moved to within one victory of securing a berth in the Tokyo Olympic Games with a 10-1 victory over Canada Friday evening at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. With the victory, the U.S. remained perfect in the 2021 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Americas Qualification Event. As the tournament’s lone 2-0 team in the decisive Super Round, Team USA can qualify for one of the two remaining spots in the Tokyo Olympics with a victory over Venezuela in its AOQ finale Saturday evening at Clover Park. Luke Williams belted the go-ahead home run in the fifth inning, then doubled home two more U.S. runs as part of Team USA’s back-breaking seven-run explosion in the eighth that turned a two-run lead into a 10-1 bulge for the stars and stripes.

UNITED STATES 4, VENEZUELA 2 Saturday, June 5 - Clover Park, Port St. Lucie, Fla. The USA Baseball Professional National Team put the finishing touches on a perfect week at the 2021 World Baseball Softball Confederation Baseball Americas Qualifying Event with 4-2 victory over Venezuela Saturday evening at Clover Park, claiming one of the two remaining berths in the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. Todd Frazier led the U.S. attack with a 4-for-4 effort at the plate, while Team USA’s pitching staff logged another strong performance in limiting Venezuela to a pair of runs.