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‘My Story Represents The American Dream’: Cuban-American Eddy Alvarez Will Carry U.S. Flag At Olympics

Ben Zeisloft
‘My Story Represents The American Dream’: Cuban-American Eddy Alvarez Will Carry U.S. Flag At Olympics
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA – JUNE 05: A detailed view of the Olympic rings logo on the butt end of that bat used by Eddy Alvarez #2 of the United States while at bat against Venezuela in the sixth inning during the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier Super Round at Clover Park on June 05, 2021 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

Baseball player Eddy Alvarez will serve as a flag bearer for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics.

The USA Baseball team member will carry the American flag alongside basketball player Sue Bird at the Opening Ceremony on July 23. Alvarez — ⁠an infielder in the Miami Marlins minor league system — is the first baseball player to carry the American flag for the Olympic delegation.

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