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USA national U-18 baseball team
Information
Country United States
FederationUSA Baseball
ConfederationWBSC Americas
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
Medal record
U-18 World Cup
Gold medal – first place1982 Knoxville
Gold medal – first place1988 Sydney
Gold medal – first place1989 Trois-Rivières
Gold medal – first place1995 Cape Cod
Gold medal – first place1999 Kaohsiung
Gold medal – first place2012 Seoul
Gold medal – first place2013 Taichung
Gold medal – first place2015 Osaka
Gold medal – first place2017 Thunder Bay
Gold medal – first place2022 Sarasota & Bradenton
Gold medal – first place2025 Okinawa
Silver medal – second place1981 Newark
Silver medal – second place1983 Johnstown
Silver medal – second place1984 Saskatoon
Silver medal – second place1985 Albany
Silver medal – second place1987 Windsor
Silver medal – second place1992 Monterrey
Silver medal – second place1993 Windsor
Silver medal – second place1994 Brandon
Silver medal – second place2000 Edmonton
Silver medal – second place2006 Sancti Spíritus
Silver medal – second place2008 Edmonton
Silver medal – second place2019 Gijang
Bronze medal – third place1986 Windsor
Bronze medal – third place1990 Cuba
Bronze medal – third place1991 Brandon
Bronze medal – third place1996 Sancti Spíritus
Bronze medal – third place2002 Sherbrooke

The United States national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 baseball team of United States in international baseball competitions.

The U.S. national U-18 team debuted their international team in the Friendship Series, in 1983.[1] The team has won the U-18 Baseball World Cup and its predecessor tournaments a total of 11 times, recently in 2025.

Current roster

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Max Clark with the USA U-18 Baseball team in 2022

The full roster for the 2025 18U National Team is as follows:[2]

2025 18U National Team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


 Manager

Coaches


Competitive record

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U-18 World Cup

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U-18 Baseball World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W L % RS RA
United States 1981 Runners-up 2nd
United States 1982 Champions 1st
United States 1983 Runners-up 2nd
Canada 1984 Runners-up 2nd
United States 1985 Runners-up 2nd
Canada 1986 Third place 3rd
Canada 1987 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 3 .571
Australia 1988 Champions 1st 8 6 2 .750
Canada 1989 Champions 1st 7 7 0 1.000
Cuba 1990 Third place 3rd
Canada 1991 Third place 3rd 10 8 2 .800
Mexico 1992 Runners-up 2nd 13 9 4 .692
Canada 1993 Runners-up 2nd 9 8 1 .889
Canada 1994 Runners-up 2nd 11 7 4 .636
United States 1995 Champions 1st 9 8 1 .889
Cuba 1996 Third place 3rd 6 5 1 .833
Canada 1997 Fourth Place 4th 6 4 2 .667
Taiwan 1999 Champions 1st 7 6 1 .857
Canada 2000 Runners-up 2nd 8 6 2 .750
Canada 2002 Third place 3rd 8 7 1 .875
Taiwan 2004 Fourth Place 4th 6 4 2 .667
Cuba 2006 Runners-up 2nd 8 5 3 .625
Canada 2008 Runners-up 2nd 8 7 1 .875
Canada 2010 Fifth place 5th 8 7 1 .875 78 18
South Korea 2012 Champions 1st 9 7 2 .778 60 22
Taiwan 2013 Champions 1st 9 8 1 .889 63 29
Japan 2015 Champions 1st 9 8 1 .889 56 23
Canada 2017 Champions 1st 9 9 0 1.000 61 5
South Korea 2019 Runners-up 2nd 9 7 2 .778 60 31
United States 2022[R 1] Champions 1st 9 8 1 .889 68 27
Taiwan 2023 Fourth Place 4th 9 5 4 .556 30 24
Japan 2025 Champions 1st 9 8 1 .889 55 10
Total 11 Titles —

Source[3][4]

Notes
  1. ↑ Originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, postponed to September 2022.

Record by team

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Team
 Main tournament
GP
 W
 L
 RF
 RA
 Canada 3 3 0 16 7
 Italy 1 1 0 8 0
 Colombia 2 2 0 23 7
 Czech Republic 1 1 0 11 1
 Netherlands 1 1 0 17 0
 Brazil 1 1 0 5 2
 Australia 3 2 1 17 4
 Japan 5 4 1 25 15
 Mexico 1 1 0 5 1
 Venezuela 2 2 0 18 7
 Cuba 2 2 0 12 10
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 12 6
 South Korea 3 2 1 11 13
Total 28 16 12

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "1983 Friendship Series Team Roster" (PDF). USA Baseball. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "USA Baseball Finalizes 2025 18U National Team Roster". USA Baseball. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "18U National Team History". USA Baseball. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  4. ↑ "USA shut out Japan to win WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
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