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In 2000, pros were admitted, but MLB refused to release its players in 2000, 2004, and 2008, and the situation changed only a little: the Cubans still used their best players, while the Americans started using minor leaguers. The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program.
Player Nation Position Summer Olympics World Series Team Ref. Orlando Hernández Cuba: Starting pitcher 1992 Barcelona: 1998: New York Yankees [1] [2] 1999: New York Yankees: 2000: New York Yankees: 2005: Chicago White Sox: José Contreras Cuba: Starting pitcher 1996 Atlanta: 2005: Chicago White Sox [1] [3] Pat Borders United States: Catcher ...
Leslie Mann, a former MLB player and coach of the United States national team, was an early advocate of bringing baseball to the Olympics. However, baseball's inclusion in the Olympics was opposed by powerful figures like Avery Brundage, longtime head of the United States Olympic Committee who was elevated to president of the International ...
Pages in category "Olympic medalists in baseball" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 271 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Olympic baseball players for the United States" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Olympic baseball players by country (17 C) M. Olympic medalists in baseball (3 C, 271 P) This page was last edited on 24 September 2016, at 20:45 (UTC). Text is ...
Pages in category "Olympic gold medalists for the United States in baseball" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Olympic baseball players (3 C) Q. Baseball qualification for the Summer Olympics (2 C) S. Olympic baseball squads (7 P) T. Olympic baseball tournaments (12 C, 13 P) V.