It's actually remarkable how humiliating this tournament actually was for USA:
- Cal Raleigh snubbing Arozarena's handshake, then taking an interview with a "Front Towards The Enemy" shirt, then getting 0 hits in the tournament
- Losing to team Italy
- Literally nobody on the team or management knowing that they hadn't clinched a playoff round spot before the Italy game
- Mark DeRosa's entire existence
- The warrior larping, including pre-game speeches from a navy seal, while every other team was just having a blast listening to music and having a great time
- Paul Skenes actually saying out loud that this tournament is a substitute for the air force service he never did
- having to squeak by Canada by scoring the 2 winning runs off a guy who retired in 2019
- Only scoring two runs in a game starting by Luis Severino in 2026
- Only scoring two runs in a game started by Eduardo Rodriguez in 2026
Like, this might be the most cringe baseball team ever assembled.