Italy national baseball team
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The Italy national baseball team represents Italy in international baseball competitions. The Italian national team was ranked 16th in the world as of 2022. The team is managed by Mike Piazza, a former New York Mets player and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
Chicago Cubs farmhand Alex Maestri was the first Italian-born pitcher to sign with a Major League team
MLB catcher Francisco Cervelli again represented Italy in the 2017 WBC
Mario Chiarini is the captain of the national team since 2010
Six national teams qualified to compete in baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. As host, Japan automatically qualified. Israel also qualified, by winning the Africa/Europe Qualifying Event in September 2019.
Drew Maggi bats for Italy during the qualifying tournament