Team Italy U23 manager Alberto D’Auria has selected 24 baseball prospects for final workout prior to the European Baseball Championship in Verona

After a decade of being the face of the franchise for the Chicago Cubs, Italian-American slugger Anthony Rizzo will now wear the iconic pinstripes of the New York Yankees in a trade sending prospects Kevin Alcantara and Alexander Vizcaino to the Windy City

After placing second in the U18 European Baseball Championship and thereby qualifying for the WBSC U18 Baseball World Cup, Team Italy along with Euro champion Kingdom of the Netherlands will have to wait until 2022 for the international competition to take place due to the ongoing pandemic.

The Team Italy women's softball squad ended the Tokyo Olympics with an 8-1 loss to bronze medal game-bound Canada in Yokahama on July 26, 2021

Having succumbed to Team Italy in a 12-2 mercy-rule game two days prior, Kingdom of the Netherlands turned the tables on the Italians in the battle for the bronze with a 5-3 victory in the U15 European Baseball Championship in Brno, Czech Republic on July 25, 2021

The Team Italy women's softball squad fell victim to a one-hitter by Mexico pitcher Dallas Escobedo, who led her team to its first-ever Olympic win and eliminated Italy's chances of earning a medal in Tokyo

The Team Italy Juniors softball squad lost 6-3 to host Czech Republic in the U18 Women's European Softball Championship final in Prague on July 24, 2021

Team Italy held Japan scoreless for three innings before a two-run home run in the top of the fourth inning by cleanup hitter Yu Yamamoto put the Tokyo Olympics host in control of the game

As a result of a disappointing 9-7 loss to France in U15 European Baseball Championship semi-finals in Brno, Czech Republic, Team Italy plays Kingdom of the Netherlands in the battle for the bronze medal on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at 9 am (ET)

Having lost to host Czech Republic two days prior, Team Italy looks to make amends with the Czechs and win the U18 Women's European Softball Championship final game in Prague on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 11 am (ET)