A breakdown of the rules for baseball in the Tokyo Olympics

What to know about baseball at the Tokyo Olympics.

It’s been a long, long time since we’ve had baseball in the Olympics. Officially, it’s been 13 years.

But now it’s back, and it’s better than ever. Baseball is returning to the Olympics for the first time since South Korea won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games.

Though this is essentially the same game that we’ve all come to know and love as a classic sport, there are a few differences in the rules we’ll need to make note of. Some of them are potentially things we may see adopted on the MLB side if things go well enough this summer.

So, here we go. Here are the rules and things you need to know about Olympic baseball.