 Pamusangano weInternational Olympic Committee IOC musi waJuly 8, 2005, baseball nesoftball zvakabviswa pamitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya2012 muLondon, zvichiva mitambo yokutanga kubviswa pamitambo yeOlympic kubvira pakadzingwa polo pamitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya1936. IOC yakadudza kusavapo kwavatambi vakanakisisa sechikonzero chikuru chokubviswa kwebaseball papurogiramu yeOlympic pashure pemitambo ya2008. Baseball yakadzokera mupurogiramu yeOlympic yemitambo ya2020, yakaitwa muna 2021 muTokyo. Haisi kuzova chikamu chemitambo ya2024 muParis, asi yakarongerwa mitambo ya2028muLos Angeles. 