Here is how Team USA has fared in previous World Baseball Classics

The sixth World Baseball Classic is officially underway, with Australia defeating Chinese Taipei 3-0 successful the opening game, and Team USA has its eyes connected winning it each for the 2nd time.

The United States won their archetypal rubric successful 2017 and astir won their 2nd consecutive World Baseball Classic successful 2023, but they mislaid to Team Japan 3-2 aft Shohei Ohtani struck retired Mike Trout to extremity the crippled successful thrilling fashion.

Here is simply a look backmost astatine Team USA’s results implicit the erstwhile 5 World Baseball Classics.

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United States pitcher Marcus Stroman raises the title trophy pursuing the 8-0 triumph against Puerto Rico successful the World Baseball Classic astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles connected March 22, 2017. (Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Sports)

2006 – Eliminated successful the 2nd round

The U.S. went 3-3 successful the team’s instauration to the World Baseball Classic but mislaid to South Korea and Mexico successful the 2nd circular and finished successful eighth place. Ken Griffey Jr. was Team USA’s champion player, arsenic helium deed .524 with 3 location runs and 10 RBI successful six games.

2009 – Eliminated successful the semifinals

Team USA, led by David Wright and Jimmy Rollins, precocious to the semifinals, wherever they mislaid to Team Japan 9-4. It looked similar the squad would endure a akin destiny arsenic successful 2006, arsenic they mislaid their archetypal crippled successful the 2nd round, 11-1, to Puerto Rico.

They bushed the Netherlands, mounting up a rematch with Puerto Rico successful an elimination game. Wright deed a walk-off single, capping disconnected a ninth-inning comeback to determination on.

Rollins deed .417 with 1 location run, 4 RBI, 2 triples and 4 stolen bases successful 8 games. The Americans went 4-4.

Giancarlo Stanton, right, of Team USA is congratulated by 3rd basal manager Willie Randolph aft hitting a two-run location tally successful the World Baseball Classic against the Dominican Republic astatine Petco Park successful San Diego, California, connected March 18, 2017. (Andy Hayt/San Diego Padres/Getty Images)

2013 – Eliminated successful the 2nd round

The U.S.’ struggles successful the World Baseball Classic continued, arsenic they opened excavation play with a 5-2 nonaccomplishment to Mexico. They turned it astir and made it to the 2nd circular but mislaid to Puerto Rico.

Captain David Wright was Team USA’s champion subordinate earlier helium got wounded and missed the past 2 games with an oblique injury. In 4 games, Wright deed .438 with 1 location tally and 10 RBI.

2017 – Won the championship

Team USA yet got implicit the hump and won it all, defeating Puerto Rico 8-0 successful the final. Marcus Stroman was named the WBC MVP for signaling 3 starts and throwing six scoreless innings against Puerto Rico successful the final.

Center fielder Adam Jones provided 1 of the astir thrilling moments of the tourney with his show-stopping location tally robbery connected Manny Machado, who was his teammate connected the Baltimore Orioles astatine the time. Giancarlo Stanton, Eric Hosmer and Christian Yelich helped supply immoderate of the discourtesy for Team USA. They went 6-2 successful the tournament.

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United States’ Trea Turner reacts aft hitting a expansive slam during a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal crippled against Venezuela astatine loanDepot Park successful Miami, Florida, connected March 18, 2023. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

2023 – Lost successful the Championship

Team USA failed to equine a ninth-inning comeback against Team Japan successful the final, losing 3-2 and falling conscionable abbreviated of winning their 2nd consecutive title.

Team USA’s lineup was stacked, led by skipper Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Paul Goldschmidt. However, Trea Turner emerged arsenic the prima of the tournament, clubbing 5 location runs successful 7 games.

Turner’s biggest location tally was an electrifying go-ahead expansive slam successful the eighth inning to propel Team USA to a 9-7 triumph implicit Venezuela successful the quarterfinal round. The U.S. discourtesy led the squad to a 5-2 record, arsenic they scored much than 9 runs successful 3 of the archetypal six games.

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