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Reese McGuire, Jonathon Crawford Honored by USA Baseball

08FEB2013 Original article link: Winners of 2012 organizational awards revealed, USA Baseball Press Release USA Baseball announced its annual year-end award winners on Friday, recognizing the organization’s Richard W. “Dick” Case Player ...

19 USA Alumni on BleacherReport 2012 MLB Draft Top 40 Prospects

BleacherReport's Top 40 2012 MLB Draft Prospects list heavy with former USA Baseball stars

BleacherReport Mock Shows USA Alumni a Whole Lotta Love

BleacherReport Mock spotlighting the premiere power-prospects for the 2012 MLB Draft...

Sixty-seven USA Box-Set Alumni Make 2012 MLB Opening Day Rosters

Former USA Baseball players made up a significant number of Major League Baseball Opening Day rosters. There were over a hundred USAB alumni accounting for the 750 available roster spots. More pertinent to our audience, 67 of those alumni were featured on cards in one of the annual USA Baseball Box Set products...

2011 USA Baseball 18U Team Reflects on Win

“When I look back 10 years from now I will remember the dog pile more than anything,” said Cecchini, a senior at Barbe (Lake Charles, La.). “It was the best feeling. There is nothing like winning a gold medal.”

Stephen Strasburg to Have Innings Cap in 2012

Just as the Nationals did with Jordan Zimmermann last season, they will handle Stephen Strasburg with kid gloves in 2012. Strasburg, about 17 months removed from Tommy John surgery, will head into the season with an innings cap of 160...

USA Alum Barry Larkin Elected to HOF

The 1984 United States Olympic baseball team was loaded with future stars including Mark McGwire. However when Topps devoted 16 cards to the team in its 1985 set, a few now-famous members of the team were left out...

Bryce Harper on the Path to Greatness

"Anybody that sees him play and is not impressed, there's got to be something wrong with 'em," said Tony Beasley, who managed the 19-year-old phenom at Harrisburg and may also skipper him at Syracuse in 2012. "He's a different breed of baseball player; he one of those guys that come along one every blue moon."

2011 USA Baseball Collegiate Team Taking Shape

6/12/2011: USA Baseball has now filled half of the 22-man roster for the 2011 Collegiate National Team. The season starts on June 22nd with the team's first official practice in Keene, NH. The summer schedule is set to be finalized this week...

USA Baseball Announces First Prospect Classic

6/10/2011: USA Baseball announced Thursday that it will debut the Prospect Classic in July, a two game series featuring its 2011 Collegiate and 18U National Teams. The event is the first of its kind...