United States national baseball team
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The United States national baseball team, also known as Team USA, represents the United States in international baseball competitions. Currently ranked third in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, the team won the Olympic baseball tournament in 2000 and the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in 2017. The U . national team debuted at the first Baseball World Cup (originally the Amateur World Series) in 1938. They won the tournament, which was the premier level of international baseball for some periods of its existence until it was discontinued in 2011, four times. The U . team has participated in every baseball tournament at the Summer Olympics, except for 2004, and won its first Olympic gold at the 2000 Olympics. The United States was an inaugural member of the WBC, making its debut in 2006. In their first three appearances in the WBC, the best finish for the Americans was fourth place in 2009. In 2017, the team won the WBC title for the first time, defeating Puerto Rico in the championship game. This breakthrough was followed up by another championship game appearance in 2023, with the team losing to Japan. The U . reached the championship game for a third time in a row in the 2026, but lost to Venezuela. The U . team qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning the eight-team Americas Qualifying Event in June 2021. In the Olympic competition, held in Tokyo in July and August 2021, the team won the silver medal, losing to hosts Japan in the gold medal game. With baseball not featured at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Team USA will next compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The team is governed by USA Baseball, and its headquarters and training facilities are located in Cary, North Carolina. Along with the professional national team, the U . also fields collegiate, 18U, 15U, and 12U national baseball teams. The performances of all of the teams contribute to the WBSC ranking of the national team through various tournaments hosted by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.