CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today announced that Michael Hill, longtime general manager and current senior vice president of on-field operations and workforce development for Major League Baseball, will serve as the general manager for Team USA at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC). Additionally, Mark DeRosa will return to the dugout to manage Team USA, marking his second consecutive time leading the stars and stripes at the Classic after he guided the team to a silver-medal finish in the 2023 iteration.

Hill, who spent nearly 20 years in the Miami Marlins’ front office and worked his way from assistant general manager to president of baseball operations, was promoted to senior vice president of on-field operations and workforce development by MLB in September of 2024. DeRosa is a 16-year big-league veteran who played for the U.S. in the 2009 WBC and currently serves as a co-host of MLB Central on MLB Network.

“Having the opportunity to lead Team USA into the World Baseball Classic is an honor and a privilege for me,” said Hill. “I look forward to working with Mark DeRosa and our coaching staff in building a team whose goal is to win a championship!”

“Getting the chance to share the clubhouse and dugout with USA's greatest staff and players was one of the highlights of my life,” said DeRosa. “I'm extremely grateful and fired up to get another opportunity to put USA across my chest come March.”

“We are extremely excited to begin the 2026 World Baseball Classic process by welcoming Michael and Mark to our staff,” said USA Baseball Executive Director/CEO Paul Seiler. “For nearly thirty years, Michael has taken on many key roles throughout Major League Baseball and has made an incredible impact on our game. Mark garnered respect from some of baseball’s biggest stars in 2023 and is a great fit to return to the U.S. dugout in 2026. We are ready and eager to begin building a championship roster to represent the United States in the World Baseball Classic.”

Hill graduated from Harvard University in 1993 and was a 31st-round pick by the Texas Rangers that year. He spent two seasons playing in the Rangers’ system and one in the Cincinnati Reds’ system before joining the Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ front office in 1995. Hill was an assistant in the scouting and player development departments for the Rays prior to joining the Colorado Rockies’ front office in 1999 as their director of player development. In 2002, Hill became the assistant general manager for the Marlins and five years later was named the Club’s general manager. He was promoted to president of baseball operations for Miami in 2014 and held that role until 2020, guiding the Marlins to their first playoff appearance in 17 years that season.

In his current role with Major League Baseball, Hill oversees all umpiring and on-field discipline at both the Major and Minor League levels. Additionally, Hill serves as the key liaison between the Commissioner’s office and the Clubs with respect to the hiring of senior baseball operations personnel.

DeRosa, a seventh-round pick by the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 MLB Draft out of the University of Pennsylvania, spent 16 seasons in the big leagues. He made his MLB debut with Atlanta in 1998, playing for seven seasons with the Braves before spending the following two seasons with the Texas Rangers. DeRosa then played for two seasons with the Chicago Cubs before clubbing a career-high 23 home runs in a 2009 campaign split between the Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals. He wrapped up his playing career with two seasons with the San Francisco Giants before playing a year each for the Washington Nationals and Toronto Blue Jays. DeRosa started at eight different positions throughout his career and finished with 100 home runs and 494 RBIs, posting a .268 batting average.

DeRosa also suited up for the stars and stripes in the 2009 WBC, playing a key role in Team USA’s first-ever trip to the tournament’s semifinal round. He played in six games and batted .316 while driving in a team-high nine runs. After retiring from his playing career, DeRosa began a career as a host and analyst at MLB Network. He joined MLB Network in a full-time capacity in 2013 and currently serves as a co-host on MLB Central alongside Robert Flores and Lauren Shehadi.

Team USA is a member of Pool B at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, joined by Brazil, Great Britain, Italy, and Mexico. Pool B is scheduled to take place from March 6-11 at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas, the home of the Houston Astros. The top two nations will advance to the quarterfinal round in Houston against the top two finishers from Pool A.

The sixth edition of the World Baseball Classic, which runs from March 5-17, will take place at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas; Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico; the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, and loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. The semifinal round (March 15 and 16) and championship game (March 17) will be held in Miami.

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