Former Angels manager Mike Scioscia on Tuesday was named the manager of Team USA’s national professional baseball team, as the team tries to qualify for the Olympics in Tokyo later this summer.
Scioscia’s first assignment with Team USA will be Olympic qualifying in June in Florida. USA will be in a group with the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Nicaragua in the eight-team tournament, with the top two teams advancing to a Super Round, from which one team will qualify for the Olympics. The second- and third-place teams from that tournament will advance to another Olympic qualifier in Taiwan from June 16-20.