GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Former Major League Baseball all-star David Nilsson has been named manager of Team Australia as it aims to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

David Nilsson, a 1999 MLB All-Star catcher for Milwaukee, will be Lake Country's bench and hitting coach. "I am excited to return to Wisconsin and connect with the great people again," Nilsson said.

Former All-Star catcher David Nilsson announced Thursday he was retiring from professional baseball. The former Milwaukee Brewers catcher had agreed to a minor league contract with Boston, but he ...