{"id":41576,"date":"2025-04-16T08:37:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41576"},"modified":"2025-04-16T08:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:37:40","slug":"2028-olympics-could-be-turning-point-after-dodger-stadium-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41576","title":{"rendered":"2028 Olympics Could Be Turning Point After Dodger Stadium News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forty-four years after hosting Olympic baseball, Chavez Ravine will do so again.<\/p>\n<p>Dodger Stadium has been selected\u00a0as a site for the 2028 Summer Olympics, which are to be held primarily in Los Angeles. The park was previously used as the site for exhibitions in the 1984 games, but this time, baseball has been restored to its status as a main event.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers and the Games&#8217; Planning Committee made the announcement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-aeeaac5374f941dab301ea4e467436b1\" data-google-query-id=\"COHRh_qR3IwDFW4EgwMd5jspAw\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_2__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-rhp=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Dodger Stadium in Downtown Los Angeles is the oldest\u00a0Major League Baseball\u00a0stadium on the West Coast,&#8221;\u00a0the Games&#8217; 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In the interim, it&#8217;s been offset by the World Baseball Classic &#8211; a tournament-style event currently held every third year in March, with some qualifying games taking place in the year prior.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE0MjI5MTE3MjEyNTY2NTUx\/usatsi_9965412.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE0MjI5MTE3MjEyNTY2NTUx\/usatsi_9965412.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE0MjI5MTE3MjEyNTY2NTUx\/usatsi_9965412.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE0MjI5MTE3MjEyNTY2NTUx\/usatsi_9965412.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE0MjI5MTE3MjEyNTY2NTUx\/usatsi_9965412.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE0MjI5MTE3MjEyNTY2NTUx\/usatsi_9965412.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE0MjI5MTE3MjEyNTY2NTUx\/usatsi_9965412.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Dodger Stadium hosted World Baseball Classic Games in 2009 and 2017, including the USA's championship in the more recent case.\" width=\"4348\" height=\"2864\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE0MjI5MTE3MjEyNTY2NTUx\/usatsi_9965412.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Dodger Stadium hosted World Baseball Classic Games in 2009 and 2017, including the USA&#8217;s championship in the more recent case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-ca3afe4dd08e42579c84b71793535614\" data-google-query-id=\"CIazhvuR3IwDFSAFgwMdexUCiw\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_7__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/8f93d56ad30b03d0ff8c6af222d4d5b1.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 2023 WBC\u00a0peaked at over 6.5 million viewers\u00a0and ended with current Dodger\u00a0Shohei Ohtani\u00a0striking out his then-teammate\u00a0Mike Trout, giving Japan the proverbial gold over Team USA. With baseball&#8217;s growing international popularity, it could once again become a permanent fixture &#8211; and there&#8217;s arguably no better stage to prove why it should than this one.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Dodger Stadium a historic venue, being the third-oldest active venue in Major League Baseball, but it is also the largest, with a capacity of 56,000. The park underwent renovations prior to the 2021 season which connected an expanded outfield plaza to the rest of the seating bowl, and more work was done this past offseason to enhance the clubhouses and other player facilities.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-98e2d34f59ca4e648fc41c3bac154ad0\" data-google-query-id=\"CIezhvuR3IwDFSAFgwMdexUCiw\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_8__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_8\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_8\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 2032 Brisbane Games in Australia are\u00a0already considering having baseball, and a good showing here could help convince them to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8217;28 Olympics will kick off July 14 at the Dodgers&#8217; first home in California &#8211; the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which is still used by the\u00a0USC Trojans\u00a0football team. 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