Momentum is continuing to build for Major League Baseball players to potentially participate in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb is already eager for the opportunity.

Webb didn’t hesitate when discussing the possibility of representing Team USA on the Olympic stage.

“If they do it, I'm in,” Webb said. “Obviously, I’d have to get asked. But if I'm asked to do it, I'd love to. I told [Team USA manager Mark] DeRosa, I told [Team USA general manager] Mike Hill, I told my wife -- I was like, ‘It's not the last time I want to wear the red, white and blue.’

"It was an honor to represent my country, and hopefully I get another chance to do it,” Webb said.

According to Giants beat reporter Maria Guardado of MLB.com, MLB players have never participated in the Olympics, but Commissioner Rob Manfred indicated that progress is being made toward that reality.

“I think that we’re a lot closer to [an agreement] than the last time we talked about it,” Manfred said. “There are some issues with the MLBPA that we just need to resolve. I sense a lot of momentum towards playing in L.A. in 2028. I think we’re going to get over those issues.”

Few understand the Olympic baseball experience better than Giants legend Will Clark, who starred for Team USA during the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Competing in a demonstration tournament at Dodger Stadium, Clark helped lead the Americans to a silver medal finish.

“That one experience probably got me more ready for pro ball than anything,” Clark said.

At the time, Clark was part of a stacked collegiate roster that included future major-league standouts such as Barry Larkin and Mark McGwire. The team endured a demanding pre-Olympic schedule, playing dozens of games across the country in a short span.

“They called it a barnstorming tour,” Clark said. “Maybe 36 games in 35 days in 32 different cities. It got you ready to travel and play ball… That one experience helped me later in my career.”

Clark also emphasized the emotional impact of representing the United States on an international stage.

“When you run out there and you’ve got USA and you’re representing a whole country, it’s like, ‘Whoa, that’s a different animal,’” he said.

During his time in Los Angeles, Clark and his teammates stayed in the Olympic Village and interacted with other elite athletes, including basketball star Michael Jordan.

“I enjoyed every bit of it,” Clark said. “We wound up losing, but the experience was unbelievable… Coming into college, I’d have never thought I’d be on an Olympic team, much less coming home with a medal. It was pretty awesome.”

As for the idea of MLB players taking part in 2028, Clark remains intrigued, though he still values the collegiate model.

“I would love it,” Clark said. “I really enjoy watching the WBC… But I would really enjoy seeing it if it went back to the college ranks and having the college kids play. That’s what I would enjoy. But we’ll see.”

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