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ATLANTA (AP) — Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh
agreed to play for the U.S. team at next year's World Baseball
Classic, joining captain Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes and Bobby Witt
Jr.
USA Baseball announced the decision Monday before Raleigh
participated in the All-Star Home Run Derby. The 28-year-old
entered the All-Star break leading the major leagues with 38
homers and 82 RBIs.
The 20-nation WBC will be played from March 5-17. Japan is
defending champion.
Also Monday, the World Baseball Softball Confederation said the
baseball tournament at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will be
played from July 15-20 at Dodger Stadium. MLB is considering
whether it can interrupt its 2028 season to allow major leagues
to participate.
There will be two groups of three teams during a preliminary
round over three days, with two games per day. The group winners
advance to the semifinals, while the other teams compete in a
pair of quarterfinals. Semifinals will be played July 19, and
gold and bronze medal games the next day.
The softball tournament will be played from July 23-29 at OKC
Softball Park in Oklahoma City. A five-day round-robin will be
played on July 28 followed by the gold medal game the next day.
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