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ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball players participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics remains a possibility, according to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, though there are many obstacles to Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper playing for a gold medal. Baseball was a medal sport from 1992 to 2008, then was dropped until the 2021 Tokyo Games, when MLB allowed the participation only of players not on 40-man rosters. Even then, many eligible prospects were blocked by their clubs from playing. Baseball was dropped for this year's Paris Olympics, but it was restored for 2028.
