Here Are The 6 Sports Added For The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Softball has followed a similar trajectory as baseball, though it debuted in the Olympics four years later in 1996. As for why both sports are returning for the 2028 games, Los Angeles hosting the games may have played a part. "Given our sports’ rich tradition, universality, global appeal and huge popularity also in the US, I know that they will be a massive hit in LA, across the country and with the millions of Olympic fans worldwide," World Baseball Softball Confederation President Riccardo Fraccari said, in part, in a statement last year.