Monday, 1 March 2021
Major League Baseball (MLB) veteran and Asian Games champion Choo Shin-soo has said he will "absolutely play in the Olympics" if given the opportunity, after signing for a club in his native South Korea.
Choo has joined the Incheon-based SK Wyverns for the upcoming Korea Baseball Organization season, which means unlike MLB players he will be eligible to compete at Tokyo 2020 as the league will pause for the Games.
The 38-year-old did not seek to inflate expectations when asked about the Olympics by news agency
Yonhap, but did admit a desire to appear at the Games.
"First of all, I'll have to be good enough to earn my place in the Olympics," said Choo.