Scott McGough is getting the chance to play for his home country, and to do it on home turf.
When Team USA takes the field for its first game of this year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo, on Friday against Israel, McGough will be in the bullpen for the American team. Unlike most of his teammates, he didn't have to travel far to get there – McGough is currently in his third season as a reliever for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japanese Central League, a rival of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars whose home park is Yokohama Stadium, which will host most of the Olympic baseball competition.