# Olympic and WBSC Baseball · Baseball Level 10: Professional

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Baseball at the Olympics, its champions, Tokyo 2020, the sport's exit and return, the WBSC, world rankings, the Premier12, the old Baseball World Cup, softball at the Olympics, and regional games and championships.

## Test 1: Baseball comes to the Olympics

- Before that it had only been shown as a demonstration sport. (Source: General baseball reference)
- No official medals were given. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The Melbourne Cricket Ground was packed for it. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The hosts lost the final. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He was born without a right hand. (Source: General baseball reference)
- They played a round robin before the semi-finals. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It was the first Olympic final with medals. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1912, 1956, 1988, then 1992. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Qualifying events come in the years before the Games. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It is one of the biggest crowds ever to watch baseball. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 2: Olympic champions

- Barcelona, Atlanta and Athens. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He had retired as the Dodgers manager four years earlier. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The USA won 4-0. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The USA beat Cuba there. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Australia beat Japan in the semi-final. (Source: General baseball reference)
- They won all nine of their games. (Source: General baseball reference)
- They beat the USA 2-0. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1992, 2000, 2008, then 2021. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The double play ended the game. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It was Japan's first Olympic baseball gold. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 3: Tokyo 2020

- Hosts Japan were joined by five qualifiers. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The pandemic pushed the Games back a year. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The region had been hit by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Teams used minor leaguers and veterans. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The USA took silver. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Mexico also made its Olympic debut. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Most events at those Games had no spectators. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Fukushima hosted only the first games. (Source: General baseball reference)
- One defeat did not end a team's chances. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Japan played the Dominican Republic there. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 4: Out and back again

- The vote was taken in Singapore. (Source: General baseball reference)
- South Korea won that final. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Tokyo chose baseball and softball among its extra sports. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The French organisers chose other sports. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The vote came at a session in Mumbai. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Flag football, lacrosse and squash were added too. (Source: General baseball reference)
- MLB has not paused its season for the Games before. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 2008, 2021, 2024, then 2028. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 2005, 2016, then 2023. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Five sports were approved together for Los Angeles. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 5: The WBSC

- It joined the old world bodies of the two sports. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The old world bodies of baseball and of softball came together. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Many world sports bodies are based near Lausanne. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He had led the old world baseball federation before. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Baseball5 is its newest discipline. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Olympic recognition allows its sports into the Games. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The five-a-side game needs only a rubber ball. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1938, 2013, then 2017. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The world body runs world cups for each age group. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It runs the world cups, the Premier12 and the rankings. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 6: World rankings

- Separate rankings cover baseball, softball and Baseball5. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Youth world cups earn points too. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Its senior and youth teams all score well. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Top-ranked nations are invited to events such as the Premier12. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Every age group adds to the national total. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Points are weighted by the level of the event. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Softball and Baseball5 have their own rankings too. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Regional results open the door to world events. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Bigger events are weighted more. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Its teams win often at every age level. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 7: The Premier12

- It took the place of the old world cup at the top level. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The world ranking decides the field. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The final was in the Tokyo Dome. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It was a final between the two Asian rivals. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Japan had won 27 straight international games. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Clubs do not release players on their 40-man rosters. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Japan already had a place as host. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 2015, 2019, then 2024. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The final ended 4-0. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It was Taiwan's first major world title in men's baseball. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 8: The old Baseball World Cup

- Only two teams took part. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The British won four games to one. (Source: General baseball reference)
- No other team came close. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The Dutch won 2-1. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The Dutch won the title there. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Before that they had been amateur events. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It began four years after the last World Cup. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1938, 1939, 1998, then 2011. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 25, 4, then 3. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Many of them came from Curaçao. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 9: Softball at the Olympics

- The hosts won that first gold. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The run ended in Beijing. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Japan won 3-1 in Beijing. (Source: General baseball reference)
- She pitched three games in two days. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Three bronzes and a silver. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Japan won 2-0 again on home soil. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Softball returns with baseball. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1996, 2004, 2008, then 2021. (Source: General baseball reference)
- She lost the first and won the next two. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Most top softball pitchers use it. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 10: Regional games and championships

- Baseball has been on the programme ever since. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Cuba dominated for decades. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The first edition was held in Mexico City. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It was added for the Games in Hiroshima. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The event began in 1954. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It won Olympic silver in 2004. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Results earn ranking points and qualifying places. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1926, 1951, then 1994. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Qualifying runs through regional events. (Source: General baseball reference)
- They are held the year before each Summer Olympics. (Source: General baseball reference)

Sources: General baseball references, WBSC and league material, coaching manuals; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered rules belong to the Rules category.

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