Greece national baseball team
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2004 Olympics
The first time that Greece put together a national team that got any recognition in the baseball world was during the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Greece, as the host country, was faced with the dilemma that the actual baseball talent pool in the country was very small, and what players were available were amateurAmateur
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. However, as a result of lenient citizenship
Citizenship
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laws, various minor leaguers from the United States
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were able to play for the Greeks. Among the better known players were Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
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prospect Nick Markakis
Nick Markakis
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, former Major Leaguer Clay Bellinger
Clay Bellinger
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and various other players of Greek descent. The team's American coach, Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes (baseball coach)
Jack "Dusty" Rhodes is a retired American baseball coach and the former head coach of the University of North Florida Ospreys college baseball team. He was the first coach in UNF baseball history, having founded the program in the 1980s and serving as head coach from 1988–2010...
led them to a 7th place finish in the tournament, with a single win against Italy.
Tournament results
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European Baseball Championship
European Baseball Championship
The European Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Europe, governed by the Confederation of European Baseball . Italy won the inaugural European Baseball Championship in , and the competition has since been dominated by the Italian team and the...
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Baseball World Cup
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