Dodger Stadium announced as home for 2028 Olympic baseball tournament in Los Angeles
One of baseball's most picturesque ballparks will be the sport's home base for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
LA28, the city's Olympic organizing committee, announced Tuesday that historic Dodger Stadium – home of the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers – will host the tournament when baseball returns as an official Olympic sport in 2028.
“We’ve promised the world an incredible Olympic Games and today we’re proud to share the plan that will make it happen," LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover said in a news release. "Los Angeles is the epicenter of sports, culture and entertainment, and every venue selected for the 2028 Games will provide athletes and fans the best possible experience."
It won't be the first time the best baseball players from around the globe have competed against each other in Chavez Ravine. The championship round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic was held there as Team USA defeated Puerto Rico 8-0 for the title. In addition, baseball was played as an exhibition sport when Los Angeles last hosted the Summer Games in 1984.
Baseball didn't become an official Olympic sport until 1992.
It's been contested a total of six times during the Summer Games, the last being in Tokyo in 2021. The USA lost that year to host Japan in the gold-medal game.
Other L.A. Olympic sports sites
In addition to baseball at Dodger Stadium, several other venues in the greater Los Angeles area that are familiar to pro and college sports fans will be used for Olympic competition.
- Basketball: Intuit Dome (L.A. Clippers)
- Golf: Riviera Country Club
- Gymnastics/Boxing: Crypto.com Arena (L.A. Lakers/Sparks/Kings)
- Rugby/Archery: Dignity Health Sports Park (L.A. Galaxy)
- Soccer: Rose Bowl
- Swimming: SoFi Stadium (L.A. Rams/Chargers)
- Track & Field: Los Angeles Coliseum (USC, UCLA)
- Volleyball: Honda Center (Anaheim Ducks)
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