OlympicTalk · May 23, 2021
U.S. Olympic baseball qualifying camp roster includes past MLB All-Stars, Winter Olympian
Matt Kemp is among several past MLB All-Stars, plus Winter Olympian Eddy Alvarez, vying for a place on the U.S. baseball team for Olympic qualifying that starts next week.
Kemp, the 36-year-old, former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder who is a free agent, is one of 28 man named Sunday to a training camp roster for this week.
The final 26-man roster for a North and South America Olympic qualifying tournament in Florida will be named next Sunday, a day before the winner-to-Tokyo event starts. Baseball returns to the Olympic program for the first time since 2008, but will not remain on for the 2024 Paris Games.