When Team USA gathered for the first workout in preparation for the WBC, Pettitte looked and sounded like his exuberant self, thrilled to be the pitching coach in this tournament.
TEMPE, Ariz. — Andy Pettitte was set to be Team USA’s pitching coach for the 2020 Summer Olympics, working alongside his former Yankees teammate Scott Brosius, who was to be the manager.
“I want to win this pretty badly,” said Pettitte, a five-time World Series champion with the Yankees. Getty Images DeRosa called Pettitte “an absolute beast” for how persistently and thoroughly he has stayed in touch with managers and pitching coaches from MLB teams to map out how those who will pitch for Team USA can be comfortably used. Pitchers ramping up in March and getting injured is the No. 1 concern for MLB clubs about this tournament.
“I’ll do everything in my power to get everybody playing time and their at-bats and their innings in pool play,” DeRosa said. “And then if we get to Miami [for the single-elimination, which begins with the quarterfinals], the best players are going to play [nine innings].” “I know my role here. J.T. and Will are two of the best catchers in the entire game of baseball,” Higashioka said. “I know they’re going to do the majority of the work, if not all the work. As far as I’m concerned, I’m really glad to be here and in a supporting role nonetheless. Just willing to do whatever it takes to hopefully bring home a trophy.”
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