Major League Baseball and USA Baseball today announced the new "Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP) League," a premier development and showcase experience for dozens of high school baseball prospects based in the United States.
The participant is not eligible for a USA Baseball team or event this year.
The 12U National Team captured gold at the 2018 COPABE U-12 Pan American Championships after defeating host country Mexico 10-2 in the gold medal game. Team USA finished with a perfect 9-0 record.
The 2018 14U NTDP was held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina from July 23-27. Immediately following the completion of the 14U NTDP, 18 players were selected to compete in the 2018 15U National Team Trials.
The 2018 15U National Team finished with 8-1 record and secured gold at the 2018 WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup after defeating host country panama 7-1 in the gold medal game.
The inaugural 16U NTDP took place at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, from August 3-7. The 16U NTDP played two games against the 2018 15U National Team and split the series.
For the third year in a row, the 17U NTDP was held in Chicago, Illinois. Taking place from July 22-26, the 17U NTDP played games games at both the historic Wrigley Field and Miller Park.
After capturing its fourth consecutive World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup title in 2017, the 2018 18U National Team will look to win its fifth straight COPABE Pan Am "AAA" Championship gold medal. The tournament will be held November 22-December 2 in Panama City, Panama.
The 2018 Collegiate National Team continued the program's recent streak of success, once again winning all three international series it played in against Chinese Taipei, Japan and Cuba. Team USA finished its summer with a 12-3 record.
The 2018 Women's National Team played host country at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup championship, held at the USSSA Space Coast Complex in Viera, Florida from August 22-31. They posted a 6-3 record and finished in fourth place.
