内文也提到MLB派部分球员出战布里斯本奥运的可能性 https://reurl.cc/Wbkm7y Baseball has never been more relevant across the globe, its international popula rity soaring following the World Baseball Classic. Major League Baseball’s Open ing Day arrives this week, but anticipation is also building for the next great international competition, the most venerated of them all: the 2028 Summer Olymp ics in Los Angeles. 棒球在全球从未像现在这样受到关注，在世界棒球经典赛之後，其国际人气大幅提升了，大 联盟本周即将迎来开幕战，同时外界对下一个重大国际赛事——最具声望的2028年洛杉矶夏 季奥运会——的期待也逐渐升温 There, baseball could have its greatest chance in two decades to convince tourna ment organizers that the sport is again worthy of permanent inclusion in the Sum mer Games. Pierre Ducrey, sports director of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), told The Athletic it’s “impossible for me to tell you at this stage” if baseball’s Olympic status could change, but with a new president installed l ast year, the IOC is taking a fresh look at its program. 在那里棒球可能迎来过去20年来最大机会，说服赛事主办方重新将其纳入夏季奥运的固定项 目，Pierre Ducrey（国际奥林匹克委员会体育总监）向媒体表示，目前还「无法判断」棒 球的奥运地位是否会改变，但随着去年新任主席上任，IOC正重新检视其比赛项目 “It’s clear that it’s not only an American sport,” Ducrey said of baseball. “There is growing participation in Europe, very strong holds in Asia. It is a s port that has a lot of following worldwide. Ducrey表示：「很明显棒球不只是美国的运动，在欧洲的参与度正在提升，在亚洲也有非常 强的基础，这是一项在全球拥有大量粉丝的运动」 there are other international baseball tournaments before the 2028 Summer Olympi cs in Los Angeles — including qualifiers for the three remaining spots in the O lympic field of six — none will include big leaguers as the 2028 Olympics are e xpected to. The league and the union are both optimistic that a deal will be rea ched that, for the first time ever, allows Olympic participation for the top pla yers in the world. 虽然在2028洛杉矶奥运之前还会有其他国际赛（包含剩余3个奥运名额的资格赛），但预计 都不会有大联盟球员参加；而2028奥运则有望首次让顶级球员参赛，联盟与球员工会对此持 乐观态度 “We see the Olympic Games as the culmination of a sporting career, so obviously , we want to see best on best,” Ducrey said. “We support LA28 in their discuss ion with MLB, with the MLBPA, to try and make sure that we can be a positive for ce in tha conversation.” 国际奥林匹克委员会体育总监Ducrey表示：「我们将奥运视为运动的最高舞台，因此当然希 望看到最强对决，我们支持洛杉矶奥运与MLB及球员工会的协商，并希望能在过程中发挥正 面影响」 The absence of MLB players is one of a few reasons the IOC pushed baseball out o f its regular summer program after the 2008 Games in Beijing. Now, for as much a s has changed for baseball in the past two decades, proof for the IOC that baseb all is in a different place might lie in how the 2028 Games unfold. MLB球员的缺席，是国际奥林匹克委员会在2008年北京奥运後将棒球移出固定项目的原因之 一，而在过去20年间棒球发生诸多变化之後，是否能让IOC相信这项运动已经不同，关键可 能就在2028年赛事的实际表现 “We see the Olympic tournament as a great platform to try and confirm that the sport continues to grow and that it has a lot of appeal in many countries across the world,” Ducrey said. “(Our review is) following outside of the Games, but it’s following also inside the Olympic program.” Ducrey表示：「我们将奥运赛事视为一个绝佳的平台，用来证明这项运动仍在成长，且在全 球许多国家具有吸引力，（评估）不只是在奥运之外，也包括奥运体系内部。」 While MLB owners and players are eager to play in the ’28 Olympics, it’s uncle ar what participation will be viable, if any, for subsequent Olympics held outsi de the U.S. The 2032 Summer Games are set for Brisbane, Australia. Whether any M LB players could make the trip there — or to other Summer Games abroad — seems a key question for the sport’s Olympic permanence that might not be answered f or some time. 尽管MLB球团与球员都期待参加2028奥运，但未来在美国以外举办的奥运是否能维持相同参 与度仍不明朗，2032年奥运将於澳洲布里斯本举行，届时MLB球员是否愿意远征，将成为棒 球能否长期留在奥运的重要关键之一 If baseball became permanent, perhaps in time, more than six teams could partici pate. There are also increased financial incentives for national federations. 若棒球成为固定项目，未来参赛队伍可能不只6队，各国协会也能获得更多财务诱因 “At the moment, we have to lobby for each Olympic Games,” Richard Baker, spoke sperson for baseball’s international organizing body, the World Baseball Softba ll Confederation (WBSC), said this month. 世界棒垒球总会发言人Richard Baker表示：「目前我们仍需要为每一届奥运进行游说」 For Brisbane, one possibility is that MLB teams could send a small delegation of players from each team, rather than a full slate of players, according to a per son briefed on baseball’s international plans who was not authorized to speak p ublicly. 针对布里斯本奥运，根据一位了解棒球国际计画但未获授权公开发言的人士所透露，一种可 能方案是大联盟球队只派出少数球员组成代表队，而不是派出完整阵容 But MLB and the union would have to agree on such a plan. The IOC is likely to m ake decisions regarding Brisbane by the end of this year, Ducrey said. 不过此方案仍需MLB与球员工会同意，Ducrey表示，IOC可能在今年底前做出相关决定 There is measured excitement on baseball’s international scene that the sport’ s standing with the IOC could eventually change. A new president took over the I OC last year, Kirsty Coventry, who has introduced an initiative called “Fit for the Future” that intends to refresh the organization’s decision-making, inclu ding how the IOC chooses its participating competitions. 国际棒球界对於棒球在IOC地位可能改变抱持审慎乐观，去年新任主席Kirsty Coventry上任 ，并提出「Fit for the Future」计画，旨在改革决策机制，包括如何选择奥运比赛项目 Ducrey likened the process to selecting artists for a music festival, but also i ndicated the IOC is trying to move away from a mindset of “permanent” sports t o begin with. Ducrey将此比喻为音乐祭选择表演者的过程，并指出IOC正试图摆脱「永久项目」的概念 “I think it’s logical, when you organize an event, that you constantly ask you rself, what should be in the event?” he said. “I guess permanent sport on the program is maybe something that, if you create a dynamic process for the review of the program, I guess you cannot be permanent. 他表示：「在举办活动时，不断思考哪些项目应该纳入是合理的，如果建立一个动态审查机 制，那麽所谓的永久项目可能就不存在了」 “We just want to make sure that there is a way for us to look at our program on a regular basis, and just assess what is the best fit for the different audienc es that we have, but also in the local context.” 「我们希望能定期检视项目，评估哪些最适合不同观众与当地环境」 The field in L.A. won’t be lacking for excitement, so long as MLB players make their way. 只要MLB球员参赛，洛杉矶奥运的棒球赛场绝对不会缺乏精彩 --

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