Former Dodgers exec ket to Italy's upset of USA in WBC

"It was emotional, it was remarkable, and I'm not ashamed to say I cried. We played one of the greatest teams ever assembled, and won. We did it."

"Prior to their victory Tuesday, Team Italy had never beaten Team USA in pool play. They have also never made the knockout stages of the WBC, and find themselves on the brink of history heading into their fourth and final group stage game against Mexico on Friday."

"Through Colletti's nine seasons with the Dodgers, they made five postseason appearances and reached the NLCS three times. Under him, the Dodgers drafted several players who would go on to contribute heavily to make a huge impact on the franchise's history, such as Clayton Kershaw, Corey Seager, Cody Bellinger and Kenley Jansen."

Ned Colletti, former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager from 2006-2014, served as general manager for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic. Italy, considered heavy underdogs, defeated Team USA 8-6 in pool play on Tuesday, marking their first victory over the Americans in this format. Italy jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first four innings and extended it to 8-0 before USA scored six runs. This victory is historic as Italy has never previously beaten USA in pool play or advanced past the group stage. Italy now stands as the sole unbeaten team in their group and faces Mexico in their final group game, needing only a win or a loss with four or fewer runs allowed to advance to the quarter finals.

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