An interview clip of Team USA manager Mark DeRosa incorrectly claiming the team had already clinched a WBC quarterfinal spot was taken down.
Team USA will learn if it advances into the quarterfinal round of the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday night, but they won’t be taking the field.
After a stunning loss to Italy on Tuesday night, the Americans await their fate based on the result of Italy’s game with Mexico to close out pool play. But prior to Tuesday’s game, it appeared as if Team USA manager Mark DeRosa was unaware that a loss to Italy could put his team in such a bind.
“We want to win this game, even though our ticket’s punched to the quarterfinals,” DeRosa told MLB Network’s Hot Stove prior to the shocking loss. The manager even potentially made lineup decisions on the basis that he believed Team USA was free and clear through to the quarterfinals.
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