| Baseball at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Helliniko Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 15–25 August 2004 | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | |||||||||
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Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on two separate diamonds within the Helliniko Olympic Complex, from 15 to 25 August. For the second time in Olympic competition, professional baseball players were eligible to participate, though no active players from Major League Baseball were available.
The competition consisted of a preliminary round with each team playing all the other teams once, for a total of seven games. The top four teams at the end of this round advanced to the medals round. The medals round consisted of two semifinal games with the winners advancing to the gold medal game. The losing teams of the semifinals would play in the bronze medal game.