![]() "This is a very exciting day for the millions of players around the world who dream of wearing their country's jersey and playing on the most important global platform in sports," Fraccari said. I don't see how it cannot be part of the Olympics."īaseball/softball is the biggest sport not currently part of the Olympics - particularly in terms of youth participation in organized competition, World Baseball Softball Confederation President Riccardo Fraccari said. (Mark Brown/Getty Images) The last of Todd Frazier’s 1,059. Nationals player Clint Robinson said baseball "is one of the most popular sports in the world. EDT Todd Frazier celebrates after the United States defeated Venezuela, 4-2, during Olympic qualifying. The Burton bruiser first entered the Team GB boxing ranks as a raw, but talented, 17-year-old. Without disrespecting the players who played before, the Olympics were just not getting the best players." Heavyweight boxer Frazer Clarke has waited over a decade for his shot at Olympic glory. "The Olympics are all about getting the best in the world. Frazier, a long-time baseball player, got his start in the sport with a victory against Japan in the Little League World Series. "It would be best if baseball were part of the Winter Olympics ," Votto said before the Reds' game against the Nationals. The Olympics take place during the MLB season and the Games' failure to lure the world's best players was a factor in the sport being dropped from the Olympic program.įrazier and others, including teammate Joey Votto, a Canadian, did not think MLB would halt its season during the Olympics, as the National Hockey League does. I would love to have baseball be part of the Olympics again," Frazier, who played for the United States twice while in college, although not at the Games, told Reuters. Cincinnati Reds two-time All-Star Todd Frazier said baseball's return to the Olympics would be great for the sport.
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