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Rosters won't be finalized until sometime in July, but here's an initial look at the teams playing in August.

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Off the Olympic schedule in 2012, baseball will feature an 8-team round-robin schedule to determine who qualifies for the medal bracket.

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Baseball All-time Medal Count

CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
CUB3104
JPN0123
USA1012
TPE0101
AUS0101

Also see

  • Asian qualifying tourney

    Asian qualifying tourney

    A look at how the Japanese baseball team clinched its Olympic berth in December of 2007.

  • Athens: Baseball semis

    Athens: Baseball semis

    Some photos from the two Athens Games semifinals in baseball, featuring Canada vs. Cuba and Japan vs. Australia.

  • Athens: Gold medal

    Athens: Gold medal

    Cuba defeated Australia, 6-2, in a controversial game where an Australian rally was ended by an incorrect ruling regarding a catch at the wall by Cuba.

  • Athens: Bronze medal

    Athens: Bronze medal

    A look at Japan's 11-2 trouncing of Canada to earn the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games.

  • Athens: Medal ceremony

    Athens: Medal ceremony

    It was celebration time for the Cuban baseball team after it beat Australia for the gold in Athens. Japan earned the bronze by beating Canada.

  • 2007 Baseball World Cup

    2007 Baseball World Cup

    The United States proved its 2006 Olympic qualifying gold medal was no fluke with another gold-medal win over the Cubans.

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