Former major league player and manager Dave Johnson will lead the United States in the World Baseball Classic next March. Johnson was introduced as Team USA manager at a press conference during the annual winter baseball meetings in Las Vegas last week.
Johnson played in all or part of 13 MLB seasons with Baltimore, Atlanta and Philadelphia, batting .261 with 136 homers. He was a four-time All-Star second baseman who played in five World Series. He went on to manage four teams over 14 years, including the 1986 World Champion New York Mets. Johnson led the USA to a bronze medal at last summer’s Beijing Olympics.
Team USA finished 3-3 in the first World Baseball Classic in 2006 under Buck Martinez.
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