CARY, N.C. — USA Baseball will name its roster for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 on Friday, July 2, at 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PST. All nominations will be subject to approval by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee.

U.S. Olympic Baseball Team Manager Mike Scioscia will be available to take questions from the media following the announcement, beginning at 3 p.m. EDT/12 p.m. PDT. Accredited media members may email mediarelations@usabaseball.com for more information. 

The announcement will be made via a press release and featured on USABaseball.com and all @USABaseball social media channels.

Baseball is making its return to the Olympic Programme for the first time since 2008. Team USA won a gold medal at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games (demonstration sport) and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and took home the bronze in the Atlanta 1996 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Team USA opens the Olympic Games baseball tournament on Friday, July 30, against Israel. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. JST/6 a.m. EDT/ 3 a.m. PDT. They join the Dominican Republic, Israel, Japan, Korea, and Mexico in the six-team field.