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Joe Girardi Named Team USA Manager for Olympics Qualifying Tournament

USA Baseball named Joe Girardi as its manager for the 2019 Premier12 team on Wednesday.

Girardi will try to lead Team USA to a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Qualifying for the Summer Games begins with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) 2019 Premier12 tournament on November 2-17. Team USA will start the tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico, and play the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the Netherlands in the first round.

"This is a huge thrill for me," Girardi told MLB.com. "I love our country. I think we live in the greatest place in the world.