UNITED STATES (2-0; 1-0) Vs CANADA (2-1; 0-1) RHP Homer Bailey (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Vs LHP Ryan Kellogg (0-0, 0.00 ERA) June 4, 2021, 7 P.M
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@USABaseball // @USABaseball_PR // [email protected] // USABaseball.com Team USA Media Contact: Eric Doennig - [email protected] USA Baseball Media Contact: Brad Young - [email protected] UNITED STATES (2-0; 1-0) vs CANADA (2-1; 0-1) RHP Homer Bailey (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs LHP Ryan Kellogg (0-0, 0.00 ERA) June 4, 2021, 7 p.m. ET - FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches; West Palm Beach, Fla. USA BASEBALL PRO TEAM VS. CANADA // ALL-TIME RECORD: 10-6 BASEBALL AMERICAS QUALIFIER DATE EVENT LOCATION RESULT MEDIA POLICIES 7/26/1999 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada L, 6-7 Members of the media can pick up their media 4/9/2005 2005 World Cup Qualifying Bradenton, Fla. L, 4-9 credentials beggining at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 31, 4/10/2005 2005 World Cup Qualifying Bradenton, Fla. W, 11-8 11/19/2005 2005 Pre-Olympic Qualifier Phoenix, Ariz. W, 5-2 at the VIP/ADA entrance at FITTEAM Ballpark of the 3/8/2006 2006 World Baseball Classic Scottsdale, Ariz. L, 8-6 Palm Beaches and at the Clover Park Ticket Office. 8/26/2006 2006 Olympic Qualifier Havana, Cuba W, 9-3 8/16/2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China W, 5-4 To apply for late registration, members of the media 3/7/2009 2009 World Baseball Classic Toronto, Canada W, 6-5 can send a request to [email protected]. 9/13/2009 XXXVII World Cup Reggio Emilia, Italy W, 8-0 10/10/2010 2010 Pan Am Games San Juan, Puerto Rico W, 4-0 All event press conferences will be held virtually on 10/9/2011 XXXVIII World Cup Panama City, Panama L, 1-6 Zoom and will also be streamed on the WBSC YouTube 10/15/2011 XXXVIII World Cup Panama City, Panama Canceled channel. 10/25/2011 2011 Pan American Games Lagos de Moreno, Mexico L, 1-2 3/10/2013 2013 World Baseball Classic Scottsdale, Ariz. W, 9-4 7/17/2015 2015 Pan American Games Ajax, Ontario, Canada W, 4-1 7/19/2015 2015 Pan American Games Ajax, Ontario, Canada L, 6-7 (10) 3/12/2017 2017 World Baseball Classic Miami, Fla. W, 8-0 2021 WBSC BASEBALL AMERICAS QUALIFIER SCHEDULE/RESULTS THE LAST TIME OUT: CANADA Date Opponent Location Time (ET)/Result Team USA scored seven runs in the first two innings en route to an 8-0 win over Canada on March 12, OPENING ROUND (GROUP A) 2017 in Pool C play of the 2017 World Baseball Classic at Marlins Park. Eric Hosmer drove in two runs in 5/31/21........ Nicaragua .........................Clover Park........................... W, 7-1 6/1/21 .......... Dominican Republic .....FITTEAM Ballpark ............. W, 8-6 the first and Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer in the third to give the U.S. a comfortable lead. Buster 6/2/21 .......... Puerto Rico ......................Clover Park.....................Canceled Posey’s RBI single and solo homer capped the scoring for the stars and stripes, who got a seven-strikeout SUPER ROUND performance from Danny Duffy. Tyler Clippard provided two hitless innings out of the bullpen, striking out 6/4/21 .......... Canada ..............................FITTEAM Ballpark ..............7 p.m. four of the six batters he faced. 6/5/21 .......... Venezuela .........................Clover Park........................... 7 p.m. BASEBALL AMERICAS QUALIFIER MISSION: TOKYO GROUP STANDINGS. Team USA has two more chances to qualify for Tokyo 2020, beginning with the Baseball Americas Qualifier. GROUP A GROUP B The U.S. has participated at the Olympic Games in 1988 (demonstration sport), 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2008, USA......................................2-0 Venezuela ...................................3-0 winning a gold medal in Seoul 1988 and Sydney 2000. In order to qualify for the Olympic Games from the Dominican Republic .... 2-1 Canada .........................................2-1 Nicaragua......................... 1-2 Cuba ..............................................1-2 Baseball Americas Qualifier, the U.S. will need to win the tournament. If the U.S. does not qualify for the Puerto Rico ...................... 0-2 Colombia .....................................0-3 Olympic Games out of the Baseball Americas Qualifier, but finishes second or third, they will participate in the Final Qualifier that will take place in Puebla, Mexico from June 22-27. 2021 USA RESULTS WHEN... Overall Record ..................................................................................................2-0 “Home” Game ...................................................................................................1-0 PROSPECT WATCH “Away” Game .....................................................................................................1-0 The U.S. roster features seven players who are in their respective organization’s Top 30 Prospect List. Day Game .......................................................................................................0-0 Triston Casas (Boston) and Matthew Liberatore (St. Louis) are both the top prospects in their organizations. Night Game .......................................................................................................2-0 vs. Left Starter ..................................................................................................1-0 Nick Allen (Oakland), Jarren Duran (Boston) and Simeon Woods-Richardson (Toronto) are all featured in vs. Right Starter ...............................................................................................1-0 the Top Five of their organization’s prospect lists. Joe Ryan (Tampa Bay) and Luke Williams (Philadelphia) 1-Run Games ....................................................................................................0-0 are also top organizational prospects. 2-Run Games ....................................................................................................1-0 5+ Run Games ..................................................................................................1-0 Liberatore (No. 30), Casas (No. 34), Woods-Richardson (No. 74), and Duran (No. 93) are also recognized by Extra Innings......................................................................................................0-0 MLB Pipeline as one of the top-100 prospects in all of baseball. Shutouts .......................................................................................................0-0 USA Scores 0-2 Runs ....................................................................................0-0 USA Scores 3-5 Runs ....................................................................................0-0 WHOLE LOTTA HOMERS USA Scores 6-9 Runs ....................................................................................2-0 Team USA’s roster has combined for 637 major league home runs. Matt Kemp (287) and Todd Frazier USA Scores 10+ Runs ...................................................................................0-0 (218) carry most of the weight. Four other members of the roster have hit major league home runs: Logan Opponent Scores 0-2 Runs .........................................................................1-0 Opponent Scores 3-5 Runs .........................................................................0-0 Forsythe (71), Jon Jay (37), Anthony Gose (12), and Tim Federowicz (12). Opponent Scores 6-9 Runs .........................................................................1-0 Opponent Scores 10+ Runs ........................................................................0-0 REPPIN’ MANY STATES USA Scores in First Inning ...........................................................................2-0 Opponent Scores in First Inning ................................................................0-0 Fourteen different states are represented on Team USA’s 26-man roster. The most well-represented USA Scores First .............................................................................................2-0 state is California, with six players born in the Golden State. Florida is next; the U.S. roster features five Opponent Scores First ..................................................................................0-0 Floridians. Alabama, Illinois, and Texas all have two representatives on the roster. The following states USA - After 6 Leading ....................................................................................2-0 USA - After 6 Trailing .....................................................................................0-0 have one player on the U.S. roster: Arizona, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South USA - After 7 Leading ....................................................................................2-0 Carolina and Washington. Edwin Jackson grew up in Georgia, but was born in Germany where his father USA - After 7 Trailing .....................................................................................0-0 was stationed for the military. USA - After 8 Leading ....................................................................................2-0 USA - After 8 Trailing .....................................................................................0-0 USA Hits 0 Home Runs .................................................................................0-0 BACK IN THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE USA Hits 1 Home Run....................................................................................2-0 12 members of the roster have previous playing experience with Team USA, with six of them winning gold USA Hits 2+ Home Runs...............................................................................0-0 Opponent Hits 1 Home Run.........................................................................0-0 medals in