PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA - JUNE 05: Matthew Liberatore #28 of United States delivers a pitch against Venezuela during the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier Super Round at Clover Park on June 05, 2021 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
Matthew Liberatore was going to be on the USA Olympic baseball team, but the St. Louis Cardinals need his arm more back home.
Earlier this summer, top St. Louis Cardinals prospect Matthew Liberatore joined other former and young professional players on the USA National team as they battled to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.