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27 Apr 2022
Los Angeles 1984: Dodger Salute to Olympic Baseball
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The modern Olympic Games formally opened in Athens, Greece, on 6 April 1896.
During a picnic with the Greek Royal Family, 110 hurdles gold medalist Thomas Curtis, using a walking stick, challenged a battery of Princes who were using an orange as a baseball.
At the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics, baseball became a demonstration sport. The great success of the demonstration tournament paved the way for Baseball as an Olympic medal sport.
More about international baseball history: https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/history
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