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American Baseball Team Qualifies For Tokyo Olympics 

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Long-lasting major leaguer Todd Frazier banged out four hits, including a homer, driving the United States to a 4-2, Olympic-compartment securing triumph over Venezuela on Saturday night in Port St. Lucie, Florida. 

The Americans won the Baseball Americas Qualifier contest and will presently join have Japan, Israel, Mexico and South Korea at the six-group Olympic baseball competition, to be played July 28 to Aug. 7 in Fukushima and Yokohama. 

The Dominican Republic and Venezuela completed second and third, individually, in this opposition and qualified for a last capability competition in Puebla, Mexico. The champ of that four-group competition in the not so distant future, which will incorporate Australia and Netherlands, asserts the 6th and last Olympic spot. 

The triumphant U.S. Group was involved promising small time players, permitted to play in these Olympic qualifier games by their parent clubs, and veteran free specialists hoping to get the attention of a MLB group. 

Seattle Mariners prospect Eric Filia hit a two-run homer off Venezuela starter Anibal Sanchez, an individual from the 2019 World Series-champion Washington Nationals, transforming a 1-0 deficiency into a 2-1 lead that the U.S. Would not give up. 

Frazier, who drove his Toms River, New Jersey, group to the Little League World Series in 1998, was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates in May. His seventh-inning impact, profound over the left-field divider at Clover Park, spring preparing home of the New York Mets, gave the Americans an essential protection run. 

Edwin Jackson, whose last MLB activity was with the Detroit Tigers in 2019, pitched two innings of scoreless alleviation on Saturday to get the success. 

What's more, the last three outs were recorded Saturday night by U.S. Alleviation pitcher David Robertson, who last contributed the major alliances in 2019 with the Philadelphia Phillies. 

USA Baseball Executive Director and CEO Paul Seiler said thanks to U.S. Supervisor Mike Scioscia, the previous long-term captain of the Los Angeles Angels, and his staff for getting the Olympic spot. 

"We realized this was not going to be a simple street; nonetheless, this crew represented the relentless American soul with coarseness and flexibility in this competition," Seiler said in a proclamation. "We are excited for them, we commend their accomplishment, and we anticipate addressing Team USA in the Olympic Games." 

Baseball had been played at the late spring games from 1992 to 2008 yet had been missing from the previous two Olympics. 

Regardless of the game's foundations in America, the United States has commonly shown well on the worldwide stage yet has been shy of prevailing. 

The U.S. Won gold in 2000 in Australia and bronze in 1996 and 2008. The Americans neglected to fit the bill for the 2004 competition.