The teams from North and South America will have a little more to play for at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Two teams from the Americas, excluding the United States, will qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics based on their performance at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, the World Baseball Softball Confederation announced on Monday.
The United States automatically gets an Olympic berth as the host country, and the two highest-placing teams from the Americas aside from the United States at the 2026 WBC will be awarded berths as well.
⚾ History in the Making!
? Road to @LA28 set as Olympic Baseball Qualification System confirmed
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During the 2027 WBSC Premier12, the highest-placing team from both Asia and Europe or Oceania will also earn a bid to the six-team tournament that will be held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
A final qualifier to be held before March 2028 will determine the last team to qualify for the baseball competition at the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Dodger Stadium previously hosted Olympic baseball in during the 1984 Summer Olympics, when it was a demonstration sport.
Photo: Dodger Stadium hosted Olympic baseball as a demonstration sport in 1984. It remains a potential venue for LA28.
(via @la28games and @wbsc)
