CARY, N.C. – In 2021, the USA Baseball calendar is set to include 2021 Olympic Games qualifying opportunities, hosting the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, as well as numerous national team identification events throughout the country.
This year marks the return of the Futures Invitational and Futures Series events, which are tentatively scheduled to take place in May and June, respectively. The 11U and 13U Futures Series will be held in Irvine, California, from May 14-16, while the 10U Futures Invitational is set for June 17-20 and the 11U Futures Invitational is scheduled for June 24-27. Both 11U events will serve as identifications events for the 12U National Team.
June will also feature the second National Team Championships North Carolina (June 16-July 8), the National Team Championships Arizona (June 14-July 7), the first-ever MLB Draft Combine (June 20-28), and the beginning of the Appalachian League’s first season as a collegiate summer league.
The 2021 Appalachian League season will feature 54 games and will run from June 3-August 7, with its first All-Star Game set for July 27 and the one-game Appalachian League Championship scheduled for August 7.
In addition to the first-of-its-kind MLB Draft Combine being held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, in June, the 2021 PDP League will also take place in Cary. This year’s PDP League will take place from July 22-August 1 and will once again serve as the primary identification event for the 18U National Team, which is set to compete at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida.
The tentative 2021 USA Baseball schedule for the coming months is as follows:
- MAY:
- – Futures Series Irvine (May 14-16)
- JUNE:
- – 10U Futures Invitational (June 17-20)
- – 11U Futures Invitational (June 24-27)
- – National Team Championships NC (June 16-July 8)
- – National Team Championships AZ (June 14-July 7)
- – MLB Draft Combine (June 20-28)
- – Appalachian League (June 3-August 7)
- JULY:
- – PDP League (July 22-August 1)
- – Appalachian League (All-Star Game: July 27)
- AUGUST:
- – National Team Identification Series (August 11-29)
- – Appalachian League (Championship Game: August 9)
- SEPTEMBER:
- – WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup (September 10-19; Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida)
