Mark DeRosa shockingly thought Team USA had already advanced in WBC before unthinkable upset

Source: New York Post

This is why MLB teams have analytics departments. Team USA manager Mark DeRosa is coming under fire for saying the Americans already had their quarterfinal spot in the World Baseball Classic secured and then managing like so Tuesday night against Team Italy — only for that not to be the case. Instead, the Americans very much do not have a spot in the final eight secured and their shocking 8-6 loss Tuesday now means they can be eliminated from the tournament Wednesday due to tiebreakers.