Navy SEAL who killed Osama Bin Laden gives stirring clubhouse pep talk to Team USA at …

By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER 11:34 14 Mar 2026, updated 11:56 14 Mar 2026 Team USA called in the big guns before their clash against rival Canada, bringing the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden into the clubhouse for a pre-game pep talk. Robert J. O’Neill, a decorated veteran of the elite SEAL Team Six, addressed the roster at Daikin Park ahead of their World Baseball Classic quarterfinal. The speech appeared to do the trick as the Americans secured a 5-3 win. O’Neill, who claims to have fired the fatal shots during the 2011 raid in Pakistan, shared a lighter moment from the mission that drew roars of laughter from the players. The veteran recounted the chaos of the Bin Laden raid, specifically the confusion surrounding a stealth Black Hawk helicopter that crash-landed in the courtyard. He admitted he was so focused on the mission that he didn’t realize his own team had crashed, initially mistaking the wreckage for a training model used by the residents. Team USA were given a pre-game pep talk by Robert J. O’Neill, who claims to have fired the fatal shots that killed Osama bin Laden, before their game against Canada Former Navy SEAL
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