Baseball is back in the 2020 Summer Olympics to be staged in Japan, and Joe Girardi is back as manager of Team USA, with the ultimate goal of gaining a berth and then winning the tournament.
Girardi hasn’t managed since he was unceremoniously dumped by the New York Yankees after their seven-game loss to the Houston Astros in the 2017 American League Championship Series, replaced by the untried and inexperienced Aaron Boone.
Boone has done a magnificent job this season patching together the often-injured Yankees, running away with the AL East. But manipulating a pitching staff is not his greatest attribute. So just as when Girardi replaced Joe Torre as manager of the Yankees in 2008 after 12 consecutive playoff seasons, four World Series titles and six AL pennants, Girardi knows he has big shoes to fill.
The route this time begins with a qualifying tournament this coming Nov. 2-17. The U.S. will face tough teams from host Mexico, the Dominican Republic and The Netherlands in the preliminary round at Guadalajara, Mexico. For the NBA, it’s easy since the Summer Olympics are staged every four years during pro basketball's offseason.
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