The United States won the first three Olympic softball competitions, but was defeated in the Beijing 08 final by Japan Australia is the only other team with a medal in all four editions, having won bronze in 1996, 00 and 08, and silver in 04Jim Abbott celebrates after wining the gold medal in the 19 Olympic Games (Getty Images) Two gold medals, a silver and a bronze that's Team USA's tally in Olympic baseball since the sport was introduced as a demonstration event at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles (baseball was first recognized as an "official" Olympic sport in 1992) The other Team USA player who was down there was Jamie Westbrook, who last night hit a ball so far that, had this been a game prior to the Olympics at Yokohama Stadium, might've been out of the
With Baseball Silver Usa S Eddy Alvarez Makes History As Summer And Winter Olympics Medalist