In 2012, Ausmus was named manager of the Israel national baseball team for the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, to be held in Jupiter, FL. He said that he would build the team around current and former major leaguers of Jewish background, with players such as Shawn Green, Gabe Kapler and Josh Satin as well as prospects like Cody Decker, Nate Freiman and Joc Pederson.