MLB Commi sioner Rob Manfred spoke to reporters ahead of the beginning of the World Series yesterday about a . Carlos Lee Jersey One point of discu sion, as relayed by , was the potential for major league players to participate in the 2028 Summer Olympics, which will take place in Los Angeles. Manfred referenced a push by Casey Wa serman, who acts as CEO of the Wa serman agency and chairman of the LA 2028 organization, making a push to include baseball in the Summer Olympics, which Manfred expre sed his support for. That said, while Manfred noted that the league will continue to listen as to whether theres some arrangement that could be worked out to make it the best po sible tournament, he also cautioned that there are challenges that come with staging a tournament like the Olympics in the middle of the major league season, as the 2028 Olympics would be. Olympic baseball was opened to profe sional players in 2000, but MLB has blocked its players from participating in the games due to its overlap with the big league season, leading to rosters primarily filled by international and minor league players. Many of the worlds best players not participating led to baseball being dropped from the games entirely in 2012, 2016, and 2024, though that could change if the league and the International Olympic Committee can work out a deal for major league players to participate in the games. Its unclear how feasible such a deal could be, however, as Manfred explicitly clarified that even as he hopes to support the effort to bring baseball back to the Olympics, he [is] not saying one word about allowing big leaguers to partake in the tournament, at least at this point. More notes from around the league Rangers outfielder continued his postseason tear last night against the Diamondbacks, hitting a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the game for Texas. Garcias heroics last night add to what has been an incredible postseason for the 30-year-old. Garcia has now slugged six homers total acro s five consecutive games with a long ball, bringing the ALCS MVPs postseason slash line to an incredible .357/.400/.804 in 60 trips to the plate this October. Garcia, of course, was acquired from the Cardinals back in 2019 in exchange for cash considerations. Former Rangers president of baseball operations Jon Daniels spoke with recently about acquiring Garcia, who noted that Garcia was only available to the club thanks to St. Louiss considerable outfield depth at the time, credited a sistant GM of player development and international scouting Ro s Fenstermaker as a key person who vouched for Garcias talent within the organization. The acquisition has, of course, worked out wonderfully for Texas, who have Garcia under team control through the end of the 2026 campaign. recently looked at the questions facing the White Sox this offseason, including the futures of and . Merkin, who indicates the White Sox view the coming offseason as more of a short-term retool than a full-scale rebuild, suggests that Robert is as close to untouchable as any player on the roster this offseason in trade discu sions. If Chicago indeed intends to avoid a rebuild, thats sensible, given Roberts immense talent and four remaining seasons of team control. Perhaps more surprisingly, Merkin suggests that the White Sox probably arent giving up Anderson for nothing when discu sing the clubs upcoming team option decision on his services for 2024. In a earlier this month, 60% of MLBTR readers responded that the White Sox should decline Andersons option, though Merkin seems to suggest the club either trading him or simply retaining him headed into 2024 is the more likely outcome. Seth Martinez Jersey