Team Italy, led by manager Mike Piazza, has an espresso machine in the dugout and a roster full of mustaches at the World Baseball Classic.
, said that general manager Gianmarco Faraone was also an inspiration for the team to hop on the trend.. “So I kind of hopped on board. I think the first day we got here, and then slowly, one by one, guys jumped on and it just turned into a thing.”
Italy won its first game of the tournament against Cuba on Thursday before losing its next two games. Italy will fuel up to face the Netherlands in a key Pool A game on Sunday.
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