A Olympics’ with baseball, will we see a rematch between Otani and Trout…

The possibility that the 2024 LA Olympics will be held with the ‘Dream Team’ has increased. In an unusual move, the Major League Baseball (MLB) office is considering allowing major leaguers to participate.

Evan Drelich, a reporter for The Athletic in the U.S., reported on the status of discussions on big leaguers’ participation in the Olympics on the 8th, asking, “Can MLB stars be included in the 2028 LA Olympics?”

As it is, it is impossible for MLB stars to participate in the Olympics. The MLB Secretariat and each club do not allow players to participate in international competitions, except for the World Baseball Classic (WBC), which is directly involved in the operation of the competition. They are sensitive to schedules outside of the regular season as there are concerns about injuries.

Because of this, it was difficult to see MLB stars at the Olympics, Premier 12, Asian Games, etc. The Korean national team also has few instances of participation in international competitions, except for a few cases such as Choo Shin-soo (SSG Landers), who was allowed to participate due to military service issues. In the case of the United States, the home country of baseball, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a team was built around promising players such as Joe Adell (LA Angels) and Shane Baz (Tampa Bay Rays).

However, the case is different for the LA Olympics to be held in 2028. The venue is the U.S. mainland. The competition is held in the summer during the regular season, and the advantage is that there is no need to worry about travel distance. The secretariat and clubs may also want to protect their ‘pride’ in that it is their own competition. This is why there were early predictions that big leaguers would be allowed to play.

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