Tuesday, August 9, 2016

McGwire, Strasburg among future stars who played in Olympics (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2000, file photo, pitcher Ben Sheets celebrates after the United States beat Cuba to win the gold medal in baseball at the Olympics in Sydney. With the Summer Games falling in the middle of the major league season, the sport has never been able to produce the kind of best-against-best spectacle that Olympic hockey and basketball have. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Baseball is returning to the Olympics in 2020. With the Summer Games falling in the middle of the major league season, the sport has never been able to produce the kind of best-against-best spectacle that Olympic hockey and basketball have. Baseball was a full medal event at the Olympics from 1992-2008, and it was a demonstration sport before that.


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