The United States beat Japan 8-4 to win the bronze medal as baseball prepares to bow out of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday. Cuba will defend its Olympic title against South Korea in the gold medal match on Saturday night, in the sport's farewell from the Olympic programme.
South Koreans have also defeated 2000 Olympic champions the US and Baseball World Classic winners Japan.
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Batter Jayson Nix US was struck in the left eye by a fastball from Cuban hurler Pedro Luis Lazo.
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Cuba have won Olympic golds but lost the 2000 Sydney final 4-0 to the US squad.
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Baseball has been dropped from the Games starting at London in 2012.
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The facility is split in three, capable of hosting 15,000 fans in all.
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It was introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
The teenager's javelin throwing skills landed him a $100,000 baseball deal.
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Hema Malini is the Chief Patron of the Women's Baseball Federation of India.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/dreamgirl-hema-to-patronise-womens-baseball/58068-8.html
It's a home run that's crossing continents like never before.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/baseball-is-a-different-ball-game-in-manipur/49842-5.html
The people there believe that it is the best game you can play with bat and ball.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/baseball-makes-a-home-run-in-manipur/49817-19.html
Mahatma Gandhi returns to the silver screen but as a baseball player in the US in a mockumentary.
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