Why did the U.S. play Japan in baseball today and who made up the team?

Question

Whydid the US play Japan in baseball? Where was the game played and who filled out the roster? olympic team? college allstars??? minor leaguers??

Answer 1

It's a 5-game series being held between college players from each country. The U.S. took the first game 7-2, and they will be playing games through the 8th of July.

Here's a link to the American roster, and one to the boxscore from yesterday's game:

http://mlb.mlb.com/usa_baseball/article.jsp?story=national_roster

http://mlb.mlb.com/usa_baseball/downloads/y2007/national_boxscore_070407.txt