TOKYO -- Former major leaguer Warren Cromartie has welcomed the return of baseball to the Olympics but says he doesnt see players from Major League Baseball taking part in the 2020 Tokyo Games.One of the most popular foreigners to play in Japan, Cromartie spent seven seasons with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants from 1984-90 after nine seasons in Major League Baseball with the Montreal Expos.Baseball is part of Japanese culture, it has to be in the Olympics, Cromartie said. It should be there, Im a big supporter of baseball in Japan.The IOC approved the return of baseball and softball to the Olympics in 2020 on Wednesday along with four other sports.Baseball and softball have been off the Olympic program since the 2008 Beijing Games.While the pro leagues in Japan and some other countries have agreed to suspend their seasons to allow their players to go to the Olympics, MLB has not.The head of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, Riccardo Fraccari, says he will continue negotiating with MLB to send their players to the Olympics but Cromartie doesnt see that happening.In my view its not going to happen, Cromartie said. Unfortunately, with the way things are done now with the financials, the contracts, television. its a difficult thing to do right now for MLB to pull their players out at that time.The Tokyo Games run from July 24-Aug. 9 and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has said the dates of are not ideal.In 2008, only those not on 25-man big league rosters as of late June were allowed to compete in the Beijing Games.Cuba won gold medals in 1992, 1996 and 2004, the U.S. in 2000 and South Korea in 2008.Cromartie is in Japan as part of an MLB tour to the northeastern part of the country that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. He is also part of the group that is attempting to bring a Major League team back to Montreal.Manchester United Jerseys . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. Phil Jones Jersey . 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I walked it, but I havent hit a shot yet because I cant, I cant put much pressure on my knee. Walking these hills is very difficult, especially downhill.The top 72 players on the money list earned a spot at Sherwood Country Club, the former site of Greg Normans Shark Shootout and Tiger Woods event that is now called the Hero World Challenge. The playoff field will be cut to 54 for the Dominion Charity Classic next week in Richmond, Virginia, and to 36 for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship the following week in Scottsdale, Arizona.Each dollar earned in the first two events is worth two points and will be added to the regular-season total. At the Charles Schwab Cup Chhampionship, points will be reset so that any golfer in the top five can capture the Charles Schwab Cup with a win.dddddddddddd. Langer has a big enough advantage over second-place Miguel Angel Jimenez that he would keep the lead in the standings even if he doesnt play this week.I came all the way here from south Florida and committed to play, said Langer, a three-time Cup champion. But if Im going to do long-term damage, the last thing I want to do is try and play and do further damage and then I cant play next week or the following week, which that would really be bad if I cant play the Schwab Cup. You know, the priority is to get my health. You cant play golf if youre not healthy. The game is hard enough when youre healthy; you dont need to be injured.Fred Couples is attempting to play after sitting out eight months with a back injury.Im honestly hoping to get through this, the 57-year-old Couples said. Its one of my favorite golf courses, so I found out last week that I was in the playoff. I havent played since February, so I thought, You know, Ill commit. I hit balls on Friday before I committed and actually felt OK.John Daly qualified 70th. He has five top-25 finishes in 14 starts since turning 50.All of us old guys have seen this course a few times, so theres no home-field advantage, Daly said. Ive heard nothing but great things about the changes and everything. ' ' '