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Team USA manager Mark DeRosa needed to know the simple rules of the tournament. Instead, he made an embarrassment of the national team he was leading.
Can Team USA still qualify to WBC knockouts? State of play and tiebreaker rules after historic upset
Team USA will need several things to fall their way if they want to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic following an upset loss to Italy
USA suffered a shocking loss to Italy and will have to wait 24 hours to see if they'll make the WBC quarterfinals.
Philadelphia Phillies veteran Aaron Nola pitches for Italy in the World Baseball Classic. On Wednesday, Team USA’s fate rests on Nola’s right arm. Nola will start for Italy in its Pool B finale against Mexico (7 p.