PITTSBURGH (93.7 the Fan) The 2020 Summer Olympics are set to get underway, albeit, a year later thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the year doesn’t make a difference to the athletes that will be competing in a multitude of sports, representing their country.
One of those athletes in Plum native Scott McGough who is heading to Japan as a pitcher on the United States Olympic baseball team.
At 31-years-old McGough was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2008 right out of Plum High School; Then drafted again in 2011 by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
McGough is playing in his third year in Japan baseball with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
McGough joined Chris Mack filling in on the Cook and Joe Show on Friday to discuss the differences between Japanese and American style baseball, as well as what it will be like representing the United States at the Olympics.
“This is my crown jewel,” McGough said in regards to what playing with the Olympic team means to him.
As it stands right now there are no fans expected to attend any Olympic Baseball games, which is a shame given the antics of a Japanese baseball crowd.
“They go wild, the best comparison would be European soccer,” McGough said. “I really hope that baseball will be able to have at least 10,000 fans because its going to be something special for all these countries.”
Hear the full interview with Mack and McGough on the Fan here.