The Weird History Of Baseball In The Olympics

[@rjskillz92]

Fun fact: A pre-MLB debut Nick Markakis was on the roster of the 2004 Greek Olympic baseball team.

[@nickkillerquartzga3832]

I was on his team

[@dantheman9167]

I saw Cuba play in 1996. I think it was Cuba vs Austrailia and it wasn't even close.

[@GotWub]

Honestly I'm cool with baseball not being in the Olympics I just wish the WBC happened like every 2 years

[@ThatC1official]

Olympics is in the middle of the season and why would MLB teams want to lose their best players? Most Olympics sites are is non baseball countries so they build small baseball stadiums for international play while WBC is off season and play in top level baseball stadiums

[@coleton2144]

There have been discussions to make that happen. I think every 4 years would be the right amount of time though, similar to the World Cup

[@jayandjuliaburnieika3756]

GotWub ur goated

[@whattheysayk9558]

Nobody watching that buddy

[@jointglobalceo]

Only because it’s college players

[@DrewCharp]

I love when I surprise the world out dueling Dice-K. Boston Strong, brother. Happens everyday out here.

[@jointglobalceo]

617

[@pathutchison7688]

Baseball in the Olympics is like soccer. No one cares, cuz the World Cup is way more important. With how absolutely incredible the World Baseball Classic was this last time, it’s only gonna grow in importance.

[@stevencooke6451]

Olympic soccer also happens immediately after the Euro and this time the Copa. And that is after a very long season of August-May.

[@jamesprumos7775]

Also Olympic soccer is mainly an under-23 only tournament with up to three over-23 players allowed.

[@peace7482]

They're putting baseball and softball and other sports (that no one pretty much care about in the world) back to Olympics just to make money, they know that in America people will go see those.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

The seats seemed full for the gold medal game in France.

[@edgaraldana3205]

As a Mexican I can say that we did care when our country won the gold medal in the 2012 Olympics in soccer.

[@DrewCharp]

This was brilliant dude thanks for your time

[@trevorlarkin9871]

The sandlot was filmed in Salt Lake City…

[@abrandenburg10]

Honestly the baseball olympic tournament should be like the men's soccer tournament where its a U23 or U21 tournament. Would at least allow the US team to have access to some really good college players and field a competitive squad and not rely on washed up independent league guys. It would also allow top prospects from other countries to get some good exposure and hopefully field a fairly evenly matched tournament

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

That's a good idea.

[@akapilka]

That's the ideal outcome. It's even more beneficial for baseball that way. Save the best guys for the WBC where they don't disrupt the regular seasons of other leagues, but keep the Olympics as the U-24 World Cup.

[@eduardoortiz6552]

The WBC is the Real World Cup for the baseball fans! Maybe the US doesn't appreciate the WBC as fans from Japan, Puerto Rico, Korea, the Dominican Republic, Taiwan, etc. But the WBC is the main event for baseball! Similar to FIFA, the World Cup diminished the value of Olympic football. FIFA sponsored Olympic football twice, in 1920 and 1924, when Uruguay won both competitions.

[@dlo3695]

As a Mexican American I agree♥️

[@djtrankilo231]

Give it time. Americans will start valuing the WBC as soon as other countries keep giving them a run for their money.

[@davidfox9947]

The WBC is growing among US fans and had a good line up this past WBC it just that the pitching is more middle of the pack by MLB standards but the US can win with that.

[@knutschack8625]

UK baseball fans care about the WBC because it's a niche sport over here and it's a big deal to be represented.

[@russellst.martin4255]

You sound like Johnny Carson doing a Ballpark Frank ad, and I do mean that as a compliment.

[@madmudkip9036]

Just fyi, by the Berlin Olympics, Japan had professional baseball, as did Cuba and most of the Carribean.

[@314iamian]

Are you suggesting that incomplete/innacurate YouTubr videos? Gosh, I am shocked! Just kidding, that’s half the fun of watching these vids. I love being able to spot inaccuracies.

[@slapshot6ful]

3:37 why are they wearing Fresno jerseys? Im from Fresno, and im confused. I love baseball and i love my town...what history am i missing? Or unrelated? I must know!

[@dailymeme6476]

Great video

[@arnoldhenry]

From what I heard, the reason the United States don't use American professional players from Major League Baseball because the team owners didn't want their star players to get hurt and ruining their chances for the postseason play and the Olympics are featured near the end of the season and they don't want to put the season on a two-week hiatus, like the NHL does so the players can play for their home country.

[@rundown3984]

Nobody, I repeat, nobody, watches the baseball olympics

[@起飛-n1k]

Not true. In most countries, people prefer to watch Olympics than WBC. Honestly, I don’t think people in EU know there is a tournament named WBC, but if there is a baseball tournament in Olympics, they would like to watch it.

[@rundown3984]

@起飛-n1k interesting, I'd figure since WBC had the name 'World' literally imprinted in it, it would be noticed. My argument was also that no superstars from DR, USA, and PR play in the Olympics

[@起飛-n1k]

@@rundown3984 I think it is the MLB’s fault. It should let the stars attend the Olympics, just the NHL did in Winter Olympics. WBC is good actually, but baseball needs Olympics, it can attract more people who do not watch baseball matches before.

[@起飛-n1k]

@@rundown3984 WBC is noticed by the countries who like playing baseball, such as Japan USA Korea and etc. But people in other countries do not watch WBC,they even do not know the tournament. Just like the FIBA world cup, little people watch it, but in Olympics, many people watch it even their country does not qualify.

[@rundown3984]

@起飛-n1k WBC has grown alot over the last few years new teams compete every year. I'm not sure if they started to form their own separate league to market themselves better, because ik the European version of it, namely called cricket is probably better advertised

[@DanielOrteez]

Make Baseball a winter Olympics event. Allow professionals to play and alternate the events with the WBC. To line things up, WBC in 2026 and 28, Olympics in 2030, WBC 2032, etc. It lines up with spring training schedules. The Caribbean Series plays in Feb with professionals, the WBC plays in early March with professionals. The Winter Olympics can have baseball with professionals in Feb. And venues shouldn't be an issue since not all Olympic events take place in the host city (or country sometimes like surfing in Tahiti this year)

[@cantpleasonist]

4:41 How can Japan and South Korea make it out of the red division when they were in the blue division?

[@ThatC1official]

☝🤓

[@John_Notmylastname]

Yeah I’m cool with baseball not being in the olympics. The wbc is a perfect replacement. It’s growing in popularity too.

[@起飛-n1k]

You are wrong. In Europe or Asia, more people watch Olympics than WBC, so baseball really needs Olympics.

[@akapilka]

​@@起飛-n1knot true. No one watches sports they don't know in Olympics. Who watched the Rugby finals? The handball finals? Volleyball? Exactly, only those who cared from the beginning.

[@起飛-n1k]

@@akapilka I am the one who knew baseball in Olympics, before 2020 Olympics, I did not know about the baseball, but after that, I knew it and became an enthusiast. And last year, I went to Japan to watch NPB and WBC. I think many people know the sports in Olympics, maybe not in United States, but in many countries.

[@起飛-n1k]

@@akapilka I also watched volleyball in Olympics, France won the gold .

[@daltonfarris]

In LA it must return

[@leighreganarblaster9852]

In Australia during Olympic will be around same time as the cricket

[@DrewCharp]

I knew I wanted to take notes. Pen and paper, truly, for the comments. But that shit "baseball powerhouse Sweden" and everything involved with your script for that section was fucking GOLD. Tasteful. funny. Awesome stuff dude.

[@MarkCzmic420]

How will they play ⚾️ at the Sandlot movie? If the 2028 Olympics are in LA not Salt Lake City.

[@tyrrellhueston8588]

WBC >>>

[@Humptydumpster29]

No ones comparing them buddy

[@Humptydumpster29]

No ones comparing them buddy

[@Mateolindez]

Sorry, it's pronounced men-kay-vich 6:58

[@elintocable0072]

I like that mlb players don't participate in the Olympics. So we can see other faces like Julio Rodriges before being a mlb start in Tokyo.

[@JohnJohn-eg9rh]

In your opinion who is the greatest catcher of all time

[@thecaveman3503]

Your dad😏

[@eduardoortiz6552]

Iván Rodríguez

[@MarkCzmic420]

Pudge then Mauer Posey.

[@markeastridge9649]

Josh Gibson, Pudge, Yogi.

[@nickmalone1126]

Pudge and Posey

[@anubis520]

This makes no sense to me. The olympics doesn't want baseball in the olympics because the best players aren't allowed to take part and yet the U.S. is the ones who keep bringing it back. Just stop. I get it other countries are too but cmon the U.S. is stopping it from being a sport and then reviving it.

[@carseye1219]

I like baseball. I like the Olympics but the two don't mix. I love tennis, even played pro for a while, but I don't think tennis belongs in the Olympics. They need to pare it down just to sports where the Olympic gold medal is the ultimate prize. I actually was bored with the "Dream Team" in 1992. I'd rather they lost with college guys than beat everybody with wealthy superstars, too spoiled for the Olympic Village. Let's get the focus back to Track & Field and other "Olympic" sports.

[@thewkovacs316]

olympics today is all about ratings as for basketball, the world has caught up to american pros but i agree....i enjoyed it much more when college kids were playing

[@起飛-n1k]

Tennis is very popular around the world, they don’t need Olympics, just like soccer. But baseball is not very famous , it needs Olympics.

[@williamdiemert9866]

Try 1984

[@daltonfarris]

What a garbage idea in Athens.

[@3071-f6i]

See this is the reason people hate baseball. All I needed was a 2 min explanation but give it to baseball to make it a 13min boring explanation.

[@somekindaguy100]

Gee let me guess you love soccer ⚽ 🥱🤮

[@3071-f6i]

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[@justicedragon9920]

its called suspense jackass.

[@russellwestbrook462]

Read a Wikipedia article then bud

[@Humptydumpster29]

Then just fucking read in wikipedia

[@mayer5035]

"The U.S. was the best of the one country, playing at the time." 😆

[@madmudkip9036]

Funny, but false...

[@FastDuDeJiunn]

all i know is there way to many olympic competitions....... over inflated bs personally i dont see baseball being a sport for the olympics. imo Olympics are about best athletes. best of best. meaning 1-1 like racing, and so on.

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

the mlb knows that even if pros were allowed olympic baseball would still never outshine olympic basketball for total hype and views

[@leighreganarblaster9852]

Typical American would let the Aussie to have cricket prayers because they think the Australian cricket players were professional but they were semi professional they have work and train. Do you Melbourne Olympic they did get 115,000 but some American you did want believe it because you can,t the world record baseball crow for basball