Team USA is looking for a home run of Olympic proportions.

The United States is actually unfamiliar to gold in the Olympic games: In five inclusions in the Olympics since baseball was first held as a sport in 1992, the US has just one gold medal resting on the mantle. They've medaled three times overall in five games, with two bronze medals in the trophy case alongside the gold.

With Olympic baseball taking a backseat in the last two Olympiads, hardball is back with six entrants and fun tournament starting on July 27. The group stage will lead the tournament, with the knockout stage seeding determined by how group play finishes up.

Here's how you can catch the 2021 Olympic baseball team:

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At the outset of the tournament, most Team USA games are not scheduled to be broadcast over cable networks. Only a select few games during the baseball tournament will be aired on cable TV, on the USA Network and CNBC.

The majority ofgames will be able to be streamed on the NBCOlympics.com website, the NBC Sports app, and for Sam Howell Jerseys select games,

Team USA will take the field twice during group play. Group play determines seedings for the knockout stage.

Friday, July 30 : The United States takes on Israel in a group-play matchup (6 a.m. ET on NBCOlympics.com, NBC Sports app).

Saturday, July 31: Team USA faces off against South Korea, their second and final group-play matchup (6 a.m. ET on USA Network, NBCOlympics.com).

After group play, the United States will advance to the knockout stage. The schedule for the knockout stageis as follows, and TV channels aresubject to change:

Game No.DateMatchupStart time (ET)Result1Saturday, July 31Mexico vs. Israel11 p.m.Israel, 12-5 (MEX eliminated)2Sunday, Aug. 1Dominican Republic vs. Republic of Korea6 a.m.Korea, 4-33Sunday, Aug. 1Israel vs. Republic of Korea11 p.m.Korea, 11-14Monday, Aug. 2United States vs. Japan6 a.m.Japan, 7-6 (10)5Tuesday, Aug. 3Israel vs. Dominican Republic6 a.m.DR, 7-6 (ISR eliminated)6Tuesday, Aug. 3Dominican Republic vs. United States11 p.m.USA 3, DR 17Wednesday, Aug. 4Republic Sammis Reyes Jerseys of Korea vs. Japan6 a.m.Japan 5, Korea 28Thursday, Aug. 5United States vs. Republic of Korea6 a.m.TBD9Friday, Aug. 6Dominican Republic vs. TBD11 p.m.TBD10Saturday, Aug. 7Japan vs. TBD6 a.m.TBD

*The gold medal game will air tape-delayed on USA Network.

USA Olympic baseball roster

The 24-man roster is managed by former Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia:

Pos. Name Team Club INFNick AllenAthleticsMidland (AA)INFEddy AlvarezMarlinsJacksonville (AAA)OFTyler AustinNippon Profe sional BaseballYokohama DeNA BayStarsRHPShane BazRaysDurham (AAA)RHPAnthony CarterMexican LeagueSaraperos de SaltilloINFTriston CasasRed SoxPortland (AA)RHPBrandon DicksonCardinalsMemphis (AAA)CTim FederowiczDodgersOklahoma City (AAA)OFEric FiliaMarinersTacoma (AAA)INFTodd FrazierFree AgentLHPAnthony GoseIndiansColumbus (AAA)RHPEdwin JacksonFree AgentLHPScott KazmirGiantsSacramento (AAA)OF/INFPatrick KivlehanPadresEl Paso (AAA)CMark KolozsvaryRedsChattanooga (AA)UTLJack LopezRed SoxWorcester (AAA)RHPNick MartinezNippon Profe sional BaseballFukuoka SoftBank HawksRHPScott McGoughNippon Profe sional BaseballTokyo Yakult SwallowsRHPDavid RobertsonFree AgentRHPJoe RyanRaysDurham (AAA)RHPRyder RyanRangersRound Rock (AAA)OFBubba StarlingRoyalsOmaha (AAA)INF/OFJamie WestbrookBrewersNashville (AAA)RHPSimeon Woods-RichardsonBlue JaysNew Hampshire (AA)How does the Olympic baseball tournament work?Olympic baseball this year works a bit different than it has in years past:Qualifying

In all, six teams qualified for a chance at a gold medal this year:

Japan qualified for being the host nation.

Israel qualified as the winner of the Asia/Europe qualifying event in 2019.

At the 2019 WBSC Premier12, South Korea and Mexico both qualified.

Earlier in 2021,the United States qualified in an Americas qualifying event.

At the final qualifying event in 2021, the Dominican Republic earned an Olympic bid.

Tournament

The actual Olympic tournament is a little bit more complicated than its softball counterpart. Here's Chase Young T Shirts how it breaks down:

Group stage

The six teams will be divided into two groups: Group A (Japan, Mexico and the Dominican Republic) and Group B (the U.S., Israel and South Korea). Teams in their groups will play each others once, for six games total.

Knockout stage

In the first three games, the teams in opposing groups will play one another based on seeding from group play (A1 vs. B1, A2 vs. B2, A3 vs. B3). The loser of the A3 vs. B3 game is eliminated from the tournament.

Otherwise, teams play one another in a double-elimination tournament until there is one team left from the winners and losers bracket. Those two teams will play one another in the gold-medal game. The last two teams eliminated in the losers bracket will play in the bronze-medal game. There will be 10 total games played in the knockout stage (include bronze- and gold-medal games) for 16 games overall.

Olympic baseball 2021 Carson Wentz Jerseys schedule

There are 16 games total in the Olympic baseball tournament. We don't know the knockout stage matchups yet, but we know when the games will be played:

Group stageDateGroupMatchupStart time (ET)Channel/streamTuesday, July 27ADominican Republic vs. Japan11 p.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.comThursday, July 29BIsrael vs. South Korea6 a.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.comThursday, July 29AMexico vs. Dominican Republic11 p.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.comFriday, July 30BUnited States vs. Israel6 a.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.comFriday, July 30AJapan vs. Mexico11 p.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.comSaturday, July 31BSouth Korea vs. United States6 a.m.USA Network, NBCOlympics.com, fuboTVKnockout stageGame No.DateMatchupStart time (ET)Channel/stream1Saturday, July 31Israel vs. Mexico11 p.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.com2Sunday, Aug. 1Dominican Republic vs. Republic of Korea6 a.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.com3Sunday, Aug. 1Israel vs. Republic of Korea11 p.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.com4Monday, Aug. 2United States Chase Young Jerseys vs. Japan6 a.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.com5Tuesday, Aug. 3Israel vs. Dominican Republic6 a.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.com6Tuesday, Aug. 3Dominican Republic vs. United States11 p.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.com7Wednesday, Aug. 4Japan vs. Republic of Korea6 a.m.NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.com8Thursday, Aug. 5United States vs. Korea6 a.m.NBC Spo