Baseball/softball Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - (From L) International Softball Federation President Don Porter, International Baseball Federation President Ricardo Fraccari and Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Ryozo Kato hold a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 6, 2013. Members of the International Olympic Committee will vote in the Argentine capital on Sept. 8, 2013, to select the one last sport to be included in the 2020 Summer Olympics from among wrestling, baseball/softball and squash.

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