October 5, 2010 by Aaron Somers · 1 Comment
The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, Korea. Baseball was merely a “demonstration†sport but that didn’t mean that the competition wasn’t fierce. Eight teams participated in the tournament which saw a final game played between the United States and Japan. The US team – led by future Major Leaguers Robin Ventura, Jim Abbott, […]
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