The Team Italy Elite national baseball squad and coaching staff meet at the Da Vinci hotel in Milan on July 3, 2022 prior to practicing in Rho. Then the Azzurri move to John F. Kennedy field in Milan the following day before playing an exhibition game against host Grizzlies Torino on July 5, 2022 at 7 pm (local time). Team Italy returns to Milan for one final practice on July 6, 2022 before departing for the Netherlands on July 7, 2022 in anticipation of Haarlem Baseball Week from July 8-15, 2022.
National Baseball Hall of Famer and Team Italy manager Mike Piazza will be assisted by pitching coach and national baseball program coordinator Bobby Cramer, coaches Doriano Bindi, Gianmario Costa, Alberto D’Auria, Michele Gerali, and staff coordinator Gianmarco Faraone, In addition, athletic trainer Simone Bonaccorso, physiotherapist Massimo Baldi, team physician Dr. Gianluca Camillieri, and delegation manager Vincenzo Mignola will be in Milan to lend a hand.
The following players are expected to report in Milan:
| Last Name | First Name | Year of Birth | Club Affiliation | |
| 1 | Aldegheri | Mattia | 1998 | A.S.D. SAN MARTINO JUNIOR BASEBALL E SOFTBALL/1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD |
| 2 | Andretta | Maurizio | 1998 | RAMS BASEBALL CLUB VITERBO A.S.D./FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. Scarl |
| 3 | Bassani | Alex | 1990 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 4 | Bocchi | Matteo | 1996 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 5 | Brolo Gouvea | Murilo | 1988 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 6 | Celli | Federico | 1995 | A.S.D. SAN MARINO BASEBALL CLUB |
| 7 | Donnels | Tanner Michael | 1993 | A.S.D. REGGIO RAYS BASEBALL/MACERATA ANGELS A.S.D. |
| 8 | Epifano Duran | Erick Alessandro | 1990 | A.S.D. SAN MARINO BASEBALL CLUB |
| 9 | Ferrini Colmenarez | Jose Leonardo | 1989 | A.S.D. REGGIO RAYS BASEBALL/A.S.D. SAN MARINO BASEBALL CLUB |
| 10 | Garbella | Nicola Luciano Sathya | 1992 | AOSTA BUGS A.S.D./A.S.D. NETTUNO B.C. 1945 |
| 11 | Gonzalez Saname' | Noel | 1996 | 1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD |
| 12 | Liberatore | Ernesto Paolo | 1996 | A.S.D. REGGIO RAYS BASEBALL/FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. Scarl |
| 13 | Lugo Lareschi | Luis Eduardo | 1994 | 1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD |
| 14 | Martini Parilli | Renzo Guillermo | 1992 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 15 | Mercuri | Mattia | 1994 | A.S.D. NETTUNO B.C. 1945 |
| 16 | Mineo | Alberto | 1994 | NEW BLACK PANTHERS A.S.D./1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD |
| 17 | Morresi | Lorenzo | 2001 | MACERATA ANGELS A.S.D./A.S.D. SAN MARINO BASEBALL CLUB |
| 18 | Palumbo Cardozo | Angelo Michelle | 1995 | A.S.D. REGGIO RAYS BASEBALL/A.S.D. SAN MARINO BASEBALL CLUB |
| 19 | Paolini | Ricardo Segundo | 1999 | A.S.D. REGGIO RAYS BASEBALL/FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. Scarl |
| 20 | Quattrini | Gabriele | 1996 | A.S.D. BASEBALL CLUB LE PANTERE POTENZA PICENA/A.S.D. SAN MARINO BASEBALL CLUB |
| 21 | Rivera | Yomel | 1992 | COLLECCHIO B.C. A.S.D./1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD |
| 22 | Scafidi | Christian Paul | 1997 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 23 | Scotti | Claudio | 1998 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 24 | Sellaroli | Andrea | 1997 | A.S.D. NETTUNO B.C. 1945 |
The Team Italy final roster for Harlem Week in the Netherlands will be released after the upcoming exhibition game against host Grizzlies Torino on July 5, 2022. Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
(Photo of Team Italy catcher Alberto Mineo against San Marino in a recent exhibition game by PhotoBass)