US Moves Within a Win of Qualifying for Olympic Baseball

Todd Frazier #25, Eddy Alvarez #2, and Nick Allen #12 of the United States celebrate after defeating Canada by score of 10-1 during the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier Super Round at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, in West Palm Beach, Fla., on June 4, 2021. Mark Brown/Getty Images

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—The United States moved within a win of qualifying for the Olympic baseball tournament, routing Canada 10-1 Friday night in a game that included a 30-minute delay in the eighth inning when a ball initially called a two-run homer was changed to an RBI double.

The Americans (2–0) would reach the Olympics if they beat Venezuela (1–1) on Saturday night at Port St. Lucie. If the United States loses, the berth at this tournament would come down to tiebreakers.