MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred remains open to major leaguers in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Associated PressARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball players participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics remains a possibility, according to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, though many obstacles remain to Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper playing for a gold medal. It is an opportunity that we need to think about.” Japan beat the U.S. in the 2021 Olympic gold medal game with a national team boosted when Nippon Professional Baseball interrupted its season. And even in the World Baseball Classic, a project of MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association, many top players were blocked by their teams, especially starting pitchers. But the players will determine whether or to what extent that is something that needs to be leaned in on, not just for 2028, but I think it’s probably an important discussion to be had beyond 2028, knowing that the opportunity to have it in 2028 could be a building block toward it being more consistently in the Olympics moving forward.” ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
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