Title: Baseball Stars to Watch Out for in the 2028 Olympics
Introduction:
Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results.
We’ve got a confession to make. At various points over the past two weeks, we may have skipped out on watching baseball and turned our attention across the Atlantic to Paris and the Olympics. And while watching Steph Curry rain threes and Kahleah Copper seal gold, we got to thinking what some prominent major leaguers have also been thinking. Wouldn’t it be cool to be a part of that?
Yes, baseball will return to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, and there’s at least the early consideration of major-league players participating.
Prediction for 2028 Olympic Team:
For this week’s power rankings, we pulled out our crystal balls and tried to project who might be some baseball headliners for those games. It’s four years away, so we’re not sweating how the qualifying process will play out or whether a player listed here might be on a different major-league team by then.
Power Rankings and Olympic Hopefuls:
- Record: 70-50:
- 2028 Olympic Hopeful: OF Juan Soto, Dominican Republic
- Record: 70-49:
- 2028 Olympic Hopeful: C Adley Rutschman, United States
- Record: 70-49:
- 2028 Olympic Hopeful: SP/DH Shohei Ohtani, Japan
- Record: 69-49:
- 2028 Olympic Hopeful: 1B/DH Bryce Harper, United States
- Record: 70-49:
- 2028 Olympic Hopeful: 2B Travis Bazzana, Australia
Conclusion:
As the excitement builds for the 2028 Olympics with baseball back in the program, fans can start envisioning their favorite MLB stars representing their countries on the grand stage. The anticipation for this historic event is already palpable, and with the talent and potential of these players, the games are sure to be an unforgettable spectacle. Let the countdown to 2028 begin!
