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Major League Olympians

United States Olympians have made quite an impact on Major League Baseball since 1984. Of the 60 players who played with the 1984, ‘88, and ‘92 USA Olympic teams, more than half of them have made appearances in Major League Baseball in recent years.

Players such as Will Clark, Barry Larkin, Jim Abbott, Robin Ventura, Mark McGwire, Andy Benes, and Ed Sprague have made a tremendous impact in the big leagues.

To date, 41 Olympic baseball players from the ‘84 team (17), ‘88 (15), and ‘92 (9) have seen action in "the show." Listed below are the USA Olympians that have reached the game’s highest level:

1984	1988	1992
Don August Scott Bankhead Will Clark Mike Dunne Gary Green Chris Gwynn John Hoover Bany Larkin Shane Mack John Manano Oddibe McDowel Mark McGwire Pat Pacillo Cory Snyder B.J. Surhoff Billy Swift Bobby Witt	Jim Abbott Brett Barberie Andy Benes Jeff Branson Tom Goodwin Tino Martinez Ben McDonald Mickey Moraldini Charles Nagy Scott Servais Dave Silvestri Joe Slusarski Ed Sprague, Jr. Robin Ventwa Ted Wood	Darren Dreifort Jason Giambi Jeffrey Hammonds Rick Helling Charles Johnson Phil Nevin Michael Tucker Ron Villone B.J. Wallace

Other countries have also contributed to the MLB talent pool:

MLB Olympians from Foreign Countries
Hideo Nomo (‘88 - Japan)
Ramon Martinez (‘84 - Dominican Republic)
Robert Butler (‘88 - Canada)
Rheal Cormier (‘88 - Canada)
Matt Stairs (‘88 - Canada)
David Wainhouse (‘ 88 - Canada)
Robert Eenhoorn (‘88 - Netherlands)
Rikkert Faneyte (‘88 - Netherlands)

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