U.S. baseball to play 4 games in Cary
Published: Tue, May. 13, 2008 12:41PM
Modified Tue, May. 13, 2008 12:58PM
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closeDURHAM -- The U.S. Olympic baseball team will play four exhibition games in North Carolina before heading to the Beijing Games.
USA Baseball officials on Tuesday announced the team's pre-Olympic schedule. The U.S. will play Canada once at USA Baseball's national training complex in Cary on Aug. 1, and three times in Durham on Aug. 2-4.
The Americans have qualified for the Olympics in baseball for the first time since winning the gold at the Sydney Games in 2000.
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The U.S. Olympic team of professional players won't be selected until July. Players not on 25-man major league rosters are eligible for consideration.
Baseball was dropped for the 2012 London Games but is trying to gain reinstatement for 2016.
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