Dodger Stadium will be one of the venues for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles as the games welcome America’s favorite pastime back to the lineup.
As the Olympics return stateside for the first time since the 1996 Atlanta games, the committee greenlighted the addition of baseball, softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse, and squash.
‘We could not be more excited that Dodger Stadium will play host to the Olympic Games in 2028,’ said USA Baseball Executive Director/CEO Paul Seiler. ‘This iconic ballpark played a significant role in the original inclusion of baseball on the Olympic programme, so it feels fitting that we will once again see international baseball at Dodger Stadium.
‘USA Baseball is looking forward to returning to Los Angeles and representing our nation on our own soil.’
‘America’s favorite pastime will capture the world’s attention when baseball makes its Olympic return in Dodger Stadium in Downtown Los Angeles, one of the world’s most iconic stadiums,’ LA28 expressed in a statement.
‘It has hosted countless record-breaking games, including 11 World Series, the most recent being in 2024, and will continue to break records in 2028.’
Dodger Stadium will host the baseball tournament in the 2028 Summer Olympics in LA
Dodger Stadium hosted many of baseball’s biggest moments in the United States, including the Olympic games in 1984 when baseball was a demonstration sport. Team USA bagged silver medals then.
Furthermore, the stadium was the setting for 11 World Series and the final rounds of the 2017 World Baseball Classic won by the Americans.
Baseball was first included in the 1900 Paris Olympics as a demonstration sport and became an official Olympic sport in 1992 during the Barcelona Games.
The United States has won gold, silver, and bronze medals in five trips to the Olympics. They also claimed silver medals in 1984 and gold in 1988. Most recently, Team USA took home silver medals at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
