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@USABaseball // MediaRelations@USABaseball.com // USABaseball.com Team USA Media Contact: Brad Young - bradyoung@usabaseball.com OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 ISRAEL (0-1) VS. UNITED STATES (0-0) STARTING PITCHERS: 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 Baseball Stadium / Yokohama, Japan 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. Mexico 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 Miami, 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 run at the Winter Olympic Games as a member of Team USA. His pursuit proved fruitful as he made Team USA for the Sochi Olympic Games and won a silver medal in the 5,000 meter OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 relay in short track speedskating. Following the Olympic Games he returned to baseball, signed with the USA RESULTS WHEN... Chicago White Sox as a free agent, and made his Major League Debut with the Miami Marlins 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 Minnesota Twins 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 California. While he eventually forged a different vs. Right-Handed Starter 0-0 1-Run Games 0-0 path to play professional baseball, 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 Mike Scioscia has won three MLB World Series rings. He won one as a manager 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 Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 and 1988. His two as a player USA: Trailing After 8 0-0 were under the guidance of Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda, who is the most recent manager to have led USA Hits 0 Home Runs 0-0 USA Hits 1 Home Run 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, Patrick Kivlehan decided to try out for the Rutgers Baseball Team after not playing organized baseball in nearly four years. The reason? He was suiting up for the Scarlet Knights football team as a defensive back. In his lone season on the diamond in New Brunswick–and after a lengthy hiatus from 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 Todd Frazier both won a gold medal at the FISU East triple crown after hitting .392/.480/.693 with 14 home runs, 50 RBIs, World University Championships in Havana, Cuba. 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 World Baseball Classic in 2017. of the Year honors and a fourth-round selection in the MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners. 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, Brandon Dickson, Tim Federowicz, Todd Frazier, In 2002, a rally monkey Mike Scioscia was leading the Los Angeles Angels 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 San Francisco Giants’ bat boy during the 2002 World Series thanks to his father, Juan, being the team’s bullpen coach. 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 hit .385 with a team-leading eight RBIs in ALL-STARS & STRIPES Sydney, including a two-run single against Cuba in the gold medal game.