A blend of baseball talent, young and old, has Team USA looking for its first WBSC Premier12 championship in 2024.
The third edition of the tournament, which features teams from the top 12 countries in the World Baseball and Softball Confederation's rankings, is second only to the World Baseball Classic when it comes to international baseball competition.
Team USA features a blend of veterans with MLB experience like the seemingly immortal Rich Hill (now 44), Anthony Gose, Dylan Covey and Touki Toussaint, along with younger prospects including recent first-round picks Termarr Johnson (Pirates), Matt Shaw (Cubs) and Justin Crawford (Phillies).
Manager Mike Scioscia's team will try to make it out of the group stage in Mexico and move on to Tokyo for the Super Round and eventually the medal round of the competition. Here's how to watch all the action:
The Premier12 tournament will not air on national TV. Instead, viewers can stream the action exclusively on DAZN.
Beyond its exclusive coverage of the Premier12, DAZN streams a variety of sports in the United States, including boxing, MMA, basketball (via Courtside 1891), darts and soccer.
Here is Team USA's schedule for the opening round, with Group A games taking place in Guadalajara and Tepic, Mexico.
If Team USA advances out of Group A, it will move on to the "Super Round" in Tokyo beginning Nov. 20.
The U.S. has competed in all three editions of the tournament. Here's how the Americans fared the previous two times: