At USA Baseball there is a mantra of ‘The Gold Standard.’ Simply put, it is the mindset to win gold on one of the biggest stages of the sport.
This standard is most certainly lived out, as Team USA has 110 gold medals to its name since the organization became the national governing body for baseball in 1978. Three of those came this past summer when the 12U, 15U, and 18U National Teams all earned titles at their respective World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball World Cups, marking the first time that Team USA has ever won a gold medal at all three youth World Cups in a single year.