Byron Buxton Won’t Start for Team USA vs Canada

The Americans have the opportunity to knock off the Canadians for the third time in a matter of weeks. After both men’s and women’s hockey teams bested our neighbors to the north, the baseball team will look to do so as well.

Manager Mark DeRosa nearly cost Team USA a chance to advance beyond the knockout round. A watered down lineup and questionable pitching decisions only looked worse after it was revealed he didn’t know the rules.

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Now with just eight teams remaining, Team USA is looking to capture gold for the first time since 2017. DeRosa is keeping the Minnesota Twins star, Byron Buxton, on the bench though.

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Byron Buxton was in centerfield for Team USA’s first game of the World Baseball Classic. He then sat game two against Great Britain. Back in the lineup for game three against Mexico, he was held out of the watered down lineup in an embarrassing loss to Italy. With elimination on the line, Buxton starts on the bench against Canada.