Team USA looks for a first Olympic gold in 21 years, while Japan could finish top of the podium in baseball at the Olympics for the first time.
7-6 when the two teams met in the second round and remain undefeated in the tournament, while the loss was Team USA's only defeat of the Olympics so far.
Despite being made up of a combination of prospects and released veterans, Team USA has grown in strength throughout the tournament and on Thursday it thrashed defending champions South Korea 7-2 to book a berth in the gold medal game for only the second time in history. "The bottom line: It says USA across our jersey and these guys are playing for a gold medal this weekend," U.S. manager Mike Scioscia toldReaching the final was particularly significant for Eddy Alvarez, who will become only the third American to win a medal at the Summer and Winter Olympics after claiming a silver in 2014 at Sochi as part of the U.S. four-man short track team.
Japan, meanwhile, reached the final after defeating South Korea 5-2 on Wednesday courtesy of Tetsuto Yamada's three-run double with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Unlike the U.S., Japan halted its major league season to allow its best players to compete at the Games. Whether that will be enough to secure a maiden Olympic gold, remains to be seen.Team USA lines up for the national anthem prior to their game against Japan during the knockout stage of men's baseball on Day 10 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 2 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.The baseball gold medal game is scheduled for Saturday, July 7.
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