USA national baseball team

USA has been selecting teams of professional-level minor league players since 1999 to represent the nation in international competitions like World Baseball Classic, Olympic Games and World Cup, the 2000 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team being the first team. Under manager Tommy Lasorda and led by Ben Sheets, USA defeated Cuba to win the gold medal.

However, in 2006 for the inaugural World Baseball Classic, USA Baseball put together a team of Major League Baseball players and featured the likes of Chase Utley, Derek Jeter and Chipper Jones. The team won a gold medal in the 2007 World Cup and a bronze medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

USA will compete in the 2009 Baseball World Cup to be held in Europe. Seven European countries will host and participant in the World Cup which will include 22 teams.

Team Roster

Heath Bell, Ryan Braun, Jonathon Broxton, Mark DeRosa, Adam Dunn, John Grabow, Curtis Granderson, Jeremy Guthrie, Joel Hanrahan, LaTroy Hawkins, J.P. Howell, Chris Iannetta, Derek Jeter, Ted Lilly, Matt Lindstrom, Evan Longoria, Brian McCann, Roy Oswalt, Jake Peavy, J.J. Putz, Brian Roberts, Jimmy Rollins, Scot Shields, Matt Thornton, Shane Victorino, David Wright, Kevin Youkilis and Brad Zeigler.

Achievements

World Baseball Classic- 8th place in 2006 & 4th place in 2009.
Olympics - 1 gold and 2 bronze in 2000, 1996 & 2008 respectively.
Amateur World Series- 2 gold, 3 silver & 4 bronze.
Baseball World Cup- 1 gold & 2 silver.
Intercontinental cup- 2 gold, 4 silver & 2 bronze.
Pan American Games- 1 gold, 9 silver & 3 bronze.