Softball fans have long known that their sport isn't an Olympic priority, and this just feels like the latest bitter pill to swallow at Tokyo2020.
in Tokyo, you've probably noticed that they're playing on fields that are about 95 percent synthetic turf. The infield is all green"grass" with small patches of dirt for the pitching mound and batter's box. That's noteworthy, because softball fields traditionally have all-dirt infields — and that's not the only awkward-looking thing about the Olympic softball fields.
The reason for the weirdness? They're playing on softball fields converted from baseball fields, and which are set to switch back once the softball tournament is over. In Tokyo, the two sports are sharing accommodations for the purposes of financial sustainability — a"" meant to appeal to the International Olympic Committee and make the sports easier to include in the Games.
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