Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Team squads

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Below are the team rosters for the baseball competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Rosters

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Baseball Federation announced their final roster on July 8, 2021. [1] [2] Gabriel Arias replaced Diego Goris on the Olympic team roster after Goris tested positive for cannabis. [3] Ramón Rosso replaced Gerson Bautista on the roster when Bautista had to enter COVID-19 health and safety protocols. [4]

Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic roster
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Israel

The Israel Association of Baseball announced the team's final roster on July 5, 2021. [5] The team is composed mostly of American Jews with only four Israeli-born players. [6]

Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Flag of Israel.svg Israel roster
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Japan

The final roster was announced on 16 June 2021. [7] [8]

Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Flag of Japan.svg Japan roster
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Mexico

On July 8, 2021, Mexico's final roster was announced. [9] Héctor Velázquez and Sammy Solís were removed from the roster after testing positive for COVID-19. [10] They were replaced by Édgar Arredondo and Fabián Anguamea. [11] [12] Ryan Goins replaced Brandon Laird, who did not receive permission from his professional team to participate. [13]

Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico roster
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South Korea

The Korea Baseball Organization announced the team's final roster on June 15, 2021. [14]

Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea roster
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United States

USA Baseball announced the final roster on July 2, 2021. [15]

Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Flag of the United States.svg United States roster
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