Olympic baseball chance for Mexico international Clark to repay Japan
April 25, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Matt Clark, who played two seasons in Japanese professional baseball, hits a home run at Tokyo Dome in Mexico s 3-0 Premier 12 victory over Australia on Nov 12, 2019. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) Matt Clark hopes this year s Olympic baseball tournament will prove that what goes around comes around, and that the lessons he learned playing in Japan will help earn Mexico its first Olympic medal in the sport. Clark, who had two stints in Japan, has been playing in the Mexican League since 2015. In 2019, he was asked to join Mexico s team for the Premier 12, where he helped propel Mexico into its first Olympic baseball tournament.
Olympics a chance for Mexico international Matt Clark to repay Japan
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USA Baseball Professional National Team Manager Mike Scioscia finalized the coaching staff for the 2021 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Americas Qualification Event for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, the organization announced today. Coaching alongside Scioscia will be Jerry Weinstein (Bench Coach), Dave Wallace (Pitching Coach), Ernie Young (Hitting Coach/First Base), Darren Fenster (Third Base), and Roly de Armas (Bullpen).
Combined, the 2021 staff brings 19 years of playing and coaching experience with Team USA to this year’s Professional National Team, having won five gold medals and five silver medals in their time representing the U.S. Additionally, Young was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
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