Great Britain’s Michael Roth, who has made his Major League debut for the Los Angeles Angels this year and pitched for GB in last year’s World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg, spoke up for Baseball reinstatement into the Olympic Games in an article of Inside the Games.
“That would be awesome and I think Tokyo has the power to actually do that,” the 23-year old told insidethegames during a visit to the MLB’s Europe, Africa and Middle East headquarters in London.
“Whoever is leading the charge with the Olympic Committee, they’re going to argue that there’s no need to build a baseball field.
“We already have the field and all the infrastructure provided by the Japanese League.
“It’s a big sport in Japan and big business for them – they’re gonna want it in the Olympics and and I think they will try and fight hard for it.”