Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
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Six national teams qualified to compete in baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). As host, Japan automatically qualified. Israel also qualified, by winning the Africa/Europe Qualifying Event in September 2019.
Main article: Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
In addition, two teams qualified through the November 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament. Mexico qualified as the best team from the Americas, and South Korea qualified as the best team from Asia or Oceania (other than already-qualified Japan).[2] The United States qualified by winning the Americas Qualifying Event in early June 2021.[3]
The last spot was awarded to the Dominican Republic, for winning the Final Qualifying Tournament in late June 2021.[4][5]