After being omitted from the 2012 and 2016 summer Olympics, baseball and softball both returned to the world’s biggest sporting event this summer. In all, six teams vied for the baseball gold medal, and some of the usual suspects were in the field. The U.S., Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Israel and the Dominican Republic competed for the top spot on the podium.
Japan, the host country, has often been considered home to one of the best national teams in the world, but it is still searching for that first gold medal to hang. This year, it entered as a favorite, with South Korea (which is listed as Republic of Korea) also in the running to take the crown.
Olympic baseball got underway July 27. Here are the latest standings and more from group and knockout play:
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Olympic baseball standings
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
The knockout stage followed group play:
Olympic 2021 baseball schedule
In all, 16 games will be played to determine the gold-medal winner in baseball, divided into group and knockout stages. To learn more about the Olympic tournament format for baseball, click here:
