MLB rumors: Yankees miss on ex-Cy Young Award contender . for now
Updated May 10, 2021;
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Anibal Sanchez has decided with whom he will continue his baseball career, and it’s not the New York Yankees. Or any other MLB club, for that matter.
The Venezuelan Baseball Federation announced Monday that “Sanchez has accepted to represent his country at the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier,” which begins May 31st in Florida, and serves as a play-in tournament for the Tokyo Olympics.
“I’m very happy for the opportunity,” told Sanchez to the FEVEBEISBOL official website. “There’s been a lot of talk about myself playing for the National Team. I was getting ready for another opportunity at the MLB level. There’s also a time you want to stay with your family. During this time, I received the offer from FEVEBEISBOL, and I accepted. . There are not many baseball players who have earned a World Series ring and an Olympic medal. I have the chance to become one of t
Final WBSC Olympic baseball qualifier to be five-team tourney as China withdraws 05/07/21
PULLY, Switzerland; 07 May 2021 The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today confirmed that the Chinese Baseball Association (CBA) has withdrawn its national team from the WBSC Final Baseball Qualifier, a qualification tournament for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The WBSC said that in light of all available information the final qualifier will feature only five teams, and that the game schedule will reflect this. The WBSC has acknowledged the decision of the CBA without any further course of action, said the WBSC. This decision is considered final, and all focus will remain on the five participating teams in the WBSC Baseball Final Qualifier.
USA BASEBALL FINALIZES 2021 PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL TEAM STAFF 04/22/21
USA Baseball Professional National Team Manager Mike Scioscia finalized the coaching staff for the 2021 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Americas Qualification Event for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, the organization announced today. Coaching alongside Scioscia will be Jerry Weinstein (Bench Coach), Dave Wallace (Pitching Coach), Ernie Young (Hitting Coach/First Base), Darren Fenster (Third Base), and Roly de Armas (Bullpen).
Combined, the 2021 staff brings 19 years of playing and coaching experience with Team USA to this year’s Professional National Team, having won five gold medals and five silver medals in their time representing the U.S. Additionally, Young was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier to be staged from 31 May to 5 June in The Palm Beaches & St. Lucie County, Florida 04/13/21
The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the official cities and venues of the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier, with the event to be staged from 31 May to 5 June in The Palm Beaches & St. Lucie County, Florida.
The WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier, hosted by USA Baseball, will see eight participating National Teams battle for one spot in the six-team Tokyo 2020 Olympic baseball tournament at Clover Park in St. Lucie County and The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach. The teams and the entire baseball world are all looking forward to this exciting moment to arrive on the road to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,” said WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari. “Now with the dates and venues locked in place, anticipation builds even higher for this important qualifier, which we hope will provide an excellent preview of the Tokyo 20
MIKE SCIOSCIA NAMED TEAM USA MANAGER 04/06/21
USA Baseball named Mike Scioscia its manager for the 2021 Professional National Team on Monday. A three-time World Series Champion as both a manager and a player, Scioscia will look to lead Team USA to a berth in the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer.
Olympic qualifying will continue for Team USA with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Americas Qualifier in Florida in early June. Team USA will open the tournament in Group A and face the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Nicaragua in pool play. The top two teams from each pool will advance to the Super Round, where the team with the best overall record will earn a bid to the Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament. Canada, Colombia, Cuba, and Venezuela make up Group B.