United States national baseball teamOlympic GamesAppearances5 (first in 1992)Best resultGold (2000)World Baseball ClassicAppearances6 (first in 2006)Best result 1st (2017)WBSC Premier12Appearances3 (first in 2015)Best result 2nd (2015)World CupAppearances24 (first in 1938)Best result 1st (1973, 1974, 2007, 2009)Intercontinental CupAppearances16 (first in 1973)Best result 1st (1975, 1981)Pan American GamesAppearances15 (first in 1951)Best result 1st (1967)The United States national baseball team, also known as Team USA, represents the United States in international baseball competitions.
Major League BaseballNorth American professional baseball leagueMajor League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier baseball league in the world.
2020 Summer OlympicsMulti-sport event in Tokyo, JapanThe 2020 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and officially branded as Tokyo 2020, were an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021, in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021.
United States Olympic & Paralympic CommitteeThe United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for the United States. It was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The USOPC is one of only four NOCs in the world that also serve as the National Paralympic Committee for their country.
Minor League BaseballMinor League Baseball (MiLB) is a group of professional baseball organizations below Major League Baseball (MLB), constituted of teams affiliated with MLB teams. The earliest minor league baseball organization was founded on September 5, 1901, in response to the growing dominance of the National League and American League, as the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL or NA).
World Baseball Softball ConfederationThe World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is the international governing body for the sports of baseball, softball, baseball5 and blind baseball. It was established in 2013 by the merger of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and International Softball Federation (ISF). Under the WBSC's organizational structure, the IBAF and ISF serve as the confederation's baseball and softball divisions, respectively.
Leslie Mann (athlete)Leslie Mann (November 18, 1892 – January 14, 1962) was an American athlete and sports administrator. He played college football and professional baseball, and went on to coach football, baseball, and basketball. He was the founder and first president of the International Baseball Federation, the predecessor to the modern World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).
United States women's national baseball teamThe United States women's national baseball team represents the United States in international women's baseball competitions. It is controlled by USA Baseball and is a member of WBSC Americas.
BaseballBat-and-ball gameBaseball is a bat-and-ballsport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play beginning when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball that a player on the batting team, called the batter, tries to hit with a bat.
Sports governing bodyA sports governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions, including disciplinary procedure for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport that they govern. Governing bodies have different scopes.
Jackie RobinsonJack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Golden Spikes AwardThe Golden Spikes Award is bestowed annually to the best amateurbaseball player in the United States. The award, created by USA Baseball and sponsored by the Major League Baseball Players Association, was first presented in 1978. It is given to an amateur player who best exhibits and combines "exceptional on-field ability and exemplary sportsmanship". Along with the Dick Howser Trophy, the Golden Spikes Award is considered the most prestigious in amateur baseball.
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