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Baseball In The Olympics - An Illustrated History

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Baseball has been played since the 1904 St. Louis games in the Olympics, but wasn't a medal sport until 1992. Since then, several players who played in the Olympics went on to careers in Major League Baseball and other leagues abroad.

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1988: Abbott Jumps For Joy1988: USA Wins Tournament1992: Fernandez Leads Cuba1992: Cuba Beats U.S.
2000: Matsuzaka vs. USA1996: Japan Beats U.S.2000: Lasorda Manages USA2000: Sheets' Shutout Wins Gold
2000: USA Celebrates1996: Japan Scores2004: Japan Tops China2004: Cuba Celebrates

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