Five sports – cricket, squash, baseball/softball, lacrosse and flag football – will either be making their Olympic debut or returning to the programme at the Los Angeles 2028 Games. The proposal was approved at the International Olympic Committee Session on Monday, with only two delegates voting against the new events.
With the next MLB season due to start in the spring, we have taken a look at the prospects of every team using two different measures. Firstly we have analysed how well each team might start the new campaign using bwin’s MLB outright odds to assess the strength of their first 10 opponents, starting with the American League.
It is unusual for any one franchise to dominate Major League Baseball for a sustained period of time. However, we’ve looked back over every previous season to identify the spells in which one franchise was unusually successful and MLB dynasties were established.