![Team Italy takes shelter indoors practicing when lightning strikes at Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach](https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/Andrea-Howard--Amanda-Fama-and-Andrea-Filler--Roberto-Angotti-.jpg)
19/04/2021
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Team Italy takes shelter indoors practicing when lightning strikes at Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach
Not even mother nature could stop the powerful Olympic-bound Team Italy women's softball squad from practicing at the iconic in Vero Beach on April 19, 2021
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![Team Italy wears number 42 jerseys at Jackie Robinson Training Complex and receives visit from Peter O'Malley](https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/Peter-O-Malley-visits-Team-Italy-in-Vero-Beach--Simone-Amaduzzi-.jpg)
18/04/2021
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Team Italy wears number 42 jerseys at Jackie Robinson Training Complex and receives visit from Peter O'Malley
The Olympic-bound Team Italy women's softball squad honored the legacy of Jackie Robinson by wearing number 42 jerseys on Excellence field at the in Vero Beach, Florida on April 18, 2021
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![Versatility is the key in making the Tokyo Olympics Team Italy roster](https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/Laura-Vigna-lays-down-a-bunt-at-Jackie-Robinson-Training-Complex--Roberto-Angotti-.jpg)
18/04/2021
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Versatility is the key in making the Tokyo Olympics Team Italy roster
Team Italy women's softball manager Federico Pizzolini is currently putting players in different positions during Florida Spring Training at the in Vero Beach
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![Team Italy softball sluggers hit a dozen homers into alligator-infested waters at Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach](https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/softball-in-Florida-lagoon.jpg)
17/04/2021
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Team Italy softball sluggers hit a dozen homers into alligator-infested waters at Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach
One should never underestimate of the power of manager Federico Pizzolini's Team Italy
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![Team Italy women's softball team heads to Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Florida](https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/Team-Italy-slugger-Erika-Piancastelli--Australia-Pacific-Cup-.jpg)
15/04/2021
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Team Italy women's softball team heads to Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Florida
Florida Spring Training for the Olympic-bound Team Italy women's softball team is here
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![Pittsburgh Pirates sign Team Italy pitcher Alessandro Ercolani](https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/20210409-ERCOLANI-Alessandro-KS-FIBS.jpg)
10/04/2021
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Pittsburgh Pirates sign Team Italy pitcher Alessandro Ercolani
Following in the footsteps of former Italian Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Claudio Scotti, who also trained under late and great Team Italy pitching coach Bill Holmberg and signed with the Bucs franchise in 2016, 16-year-old Azzurrini pitcher Alessandro Ercolani is headed to the in Bradenton, Florida next month to begin his MLB journey
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![Team Italy women’s softball manager Federico Pizzolini selects 19 players to participate in Florida Spring Training](https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/Raduno-ItaSoftball-FVG-marzo-2021--MG-K73-.jpg)
08/04/2021
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Team Italy women’s softball manager Federico Pizzolini selects 19 players to participate in Florida Spring Training
Taking over for the late and great Enrico Obletter, new Team Italy women’s softball manager Federico Pizzolini along with Vice President Roberta Soldi are making big strides in preparing the powerful Azzurre squad for the upcoming in late June and in July
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![USA plays Team Italy women's softball squad at USSSA Space Coast Complex in Viera, Florida on April 21, 2021 at 5 pm (ET)](https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/USA-pitching-ace-Cat-Osterman--USA-Softball-.jpg)
08/04/2021
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USA plays Team Italy women's softball squad at USSSA Space Coast Complex in Viera, Florida on April 21, 2021 at 5 pm (ET)
In preparation for the , the Team Italy women's softball team travels to the in Viera, Florida for an exhibition game against USA on April 21, 2021 at 5 pm (ET)
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![Team Italy manager Mike Piazza celebrates Mets 2021 Opening Day with The 7 Line’s Orange And Blue Thing co-hosts Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino on YouTube](https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/New-York-Mets-Hall-of-Famer-Mike-Piazza--on-OABT.jpg)
05/04/2021
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Team Italy manager Mike Piazza celebrates Mets 2021 Opening Day with The 7 Line’s Orange And Blue Thing co-hosts Darren Meenan and Julia Quadrino on YouTube
Team Italy manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza spent some quality time with The 7 Line Army founder and Orange And Blue Thing host Darren Meenan along with co-host Julia Quadrino during a special
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![University of Nebraska Press publishes Tony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer by author and former Team Italy interpreter Lawrence Baldassaro](https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/Lawrence-Baldassaro--Tony-Lazzeri--and-Tom-Shieber.jpg)
01/04/2021
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University of Nebraska Press publishes Tony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer by author and former Team Italy interpreter Lawrence Baldassaro
Since serving as the official Team Italy interpreter during the 2006 World Baseball Classic, critically-acclaimed author Lawrence Baldassaro has written, , and most recently
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