Original Title: The U.S. Baseball Team Announces a 24-man Olympic squad, 1 person has competed in the Winter Olympics
On July 5th, Beijing time, Eddie Alvarez will become the first baseball player in the history of the U.S. team to participate in both the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics after being successfully selected into the 24-man squad of the U.S. baseball team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. athlete.
The 31-year-old Alvarez is a member of the US team that won the silver medal in the 5000m relay in short track speed skating at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. When he made his MLB debut on August 5 last year, he also became the first non-baseball Olympian to engage in this sport at this level since decathlon legend Jim Thorpe.
The last time baseball appeared in the Olympics was the Beijing Olympics 13 years ago, when the US team won the bronze medal. There are a total of 14 players with MLB qualifications in the 24-man roster. Jackson and Robertson also have experience in winning the World Series. The two of them plus Kazimier and Fraser have both made All-Stars.
In addition to Alvarez, there is also a two-time MLB All-Star Todd Frazier in the infield group, and some of the players in the outfield group have experience in the major leagues.
Taylor Austin played for four MLB teams from 2016 to 2019, mainly playing for the New York Yankees. Austin subsequently signed in Japan and currently plays for the Yokohama team. Japan’s professional baseball was suspended for the Olympics, so its stars can play.
Patrick Kieflehan played in MLB from 2016 to 2018 and has reappeared this season in the limited playing time of the San Diego Padres. Bubba Sterling played for the Kansas City Royals for part of 2019 and 2020.
Pitching should be an advantage for the Americans, because the group has two top 100 super pitchers, two world championships and multiple MLB All-Star players. Potential stocks are Simeon Woods-Richardson and Shane Buzz, while Scott Katzmir and Edwin Jackson have extensive experience. In addition, David Robertson is seeking to be the first to win gold medals in the World Series, World Baseball Classic and Olympic Games.
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