Baseball Roster - USA Olympic Baseball Roster
August 10, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Global Baseball, Minor Leagues, News
While the United States baseball team isn’t getting much publicity in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, this group of minor league players is going to try to bring back a gold medal for the USA. The USA Olympic baseball team is comprised of star minor leaguers who have gone to the Olympics and will compete against Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Japan, South Korea and the Netherlands.
Here is the Team USA baseball roster at the Beijing Olympic Games:
Pitcher - Brett Anderson
Pitcher - Jake Arrieta
Pitcher - Trevor Cahill
Pitcher - Jeremy Cummings
Pitcher - Brian Duensing
Pitcher - Kevin Jepsen
Pitcher - Brandon Knight
Pitcher - Mike Koplove
Pitcher - Blaine Neal
Pitcher - Jeff Stevens
Pitcher - Stephen Strasburg
Pitcher - Casey Weathers
Catcher - Louis Marson
Catcher - Taylor Teagarden
Infielder - Brian Barden
Infielder - Matthew Brown
Infielder - Jason Donald
Infielder - Mike Hessman
Infielder - Jayson Nix
Infielder - Terry Tiffee
Outfielder - Dexter Fowler
Outfielder - John Gall
Outfielder - Matthew LaPorta
Outfielder - Nate Schierholtz
Wow this is the best group of kids we could get together? The MLB teams need to show some patriotism and let their prospects play. Other that Matt Laporta and dexter fowler gee whiz . OOOOH Terry Tiffee.