Baseball
The United States nearly went undefeated in the preliminary round of their third Olympic baseball tournament. Their only loss was to two-time defending gold medallist Cuba in the sixth game. In the semifinals, the Americans scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat Korea 3-2. The final was a rematch between the United States and Cuba. In a 4-0 shutout, the Americans defeated Cuba, winning the gold medal and giving Cuba only its second loss in twenty-seven games.
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- Results
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- Preliminary round
| Qualified for the final round |
| Team | W | L | PCT | Tiebreaker |
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| Cuba | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1–0 |
| United States | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0–1 |
| South Korea | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1–0 |
| Japan | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0–1 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 4 | .429 | — |
| Italy | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1–0 |
| Australia | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0–1 |
| South Africa | 1 | 6 | .143 | — |
| 17 September | United States | 4 – 2 | Japan | Sydney Baseball Stadium Attendance: 13,404 |
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Read more about this topic: United States At The 2000 Summer Olympics
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