
USA Baseball finalized the 2023 18U National Team coaching staff with the addition of veteran national team coaches Butch Chaffin and Jason Maxwell. They will assist Team USA in its world title defense at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup from September 1-10 in Tainan, Taiwan.

USA Baseball announced that 21-year Major League Baseball veteran LaTroy Hawkins will serve as the pitching coach for the 2023 18U National Team. Hawkins will lead the pitching staff at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan, from September 1-10.

USA Baseball named two-time MLB All-Star Michael Cuddyer the manager of the 2023 18U National Team. Cuddyer will guide the stars and stripes as they look to defend their world championship at the 2023 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan, from September 1-10.

USA Baseball announced organizational changes and a series of promotions and title changes, including the appointment of Ashley Bratcher as General Manager of National Teams and Eric Campbell as the General Manager of Collegiate and Professional National Teams.

Team USA scored 10 runs in the fifth inning en route to an 11-1 victory over Panama to win gold at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier on Sunday afternoon at Estadio Arturo C. Nahl.

Thanks to five unanswered runs in the final four innings combined with strong outings on the mound by Matthew Dallas, Blake Mitchell and Bryce Eldridge, Team USA defeated Chinese Taipei, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon in the title game of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida.
Schedule & Results
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Jun 26 to Jul 3 | PDP League |
USA Baseball National Training Complex
Cary, North Carolina
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Jul 26 to Jul 30 | 16U/17U National Team Development Program |
USA Baseball National Training Complex
Cary, North Carolina
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