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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Baseball</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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title="Baseball – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-anp mw-list-item"><a href="https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2" title="बेसबॉल – Angika" lang="anp" hreflang="anp" data-title="बेसबॉल" data-language-autonym="अंगिका" data-language-local-name="Angika" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अंगिका</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baasbeall" title="Baasbeall – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Baasbeall" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A9" title="كرة القاعدة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كرة القاعدة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9isbol" title="Béisbol – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Béisbol" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9isbol" title="Béisbol – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Béisbol" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-awa mw-list-item"><a href="https://awa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B2" title="बेसबल – Awadhi" lang="awa" hreflang="awa" data-title="बेसबल" data-language-autonym="अवधी" data-language-local-name="Awadhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अवधी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9isbol" title="Béisbol – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Béisbol" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beysbol" title="Beysbol – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Beysbol" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84" title="بئیسبال – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بئیسبال" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2" title="বেসবল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বেসবল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C3%A1-ki%C3%BB" title="Iá-kiû – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Iá-kiû" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бейсбол – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Бейсбол" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бейсбол – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Бейсбол" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бэйсбол – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Бэйсбол" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бейзбол – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бейзбол" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseboi" title="Baseboi – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Baseboi" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bejzbol" title="Bejzbol – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Bejzbol" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beisbol" title="Beisbol – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Beisbol" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бейсбол – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Бейсбол" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%AAl_fas" title="Pêl fas – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Pêl fas" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84" title="بيزبول – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="بيزبول" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pdc mw-list-item"><a href="https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beesballe" title="Beesballe – Pennsylvania German" lang="pdc" hreflang="pdc" data-title="Beesballe" data-language-autonym="Deitsch" data-language-local-name="Pennsylvania German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deitsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesapall" title="Pesapall – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Pesapall" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%B9%CE%B6%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB" title="Μπέιζμπολ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μπέιζμπολ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9isbol" title="Béisbol – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Béisbol" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basbalo" title="Basbalo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Basbalo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beisbol" title="Beisbol – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Beisbol" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84" title="بیسبال – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بیسبال" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornab%C3%B3ltur" title="Hornabóltur – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Hornabóltur" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honkbal" title="Honkbal – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Honkbal" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daorchluiche" title="Daorchluiche – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Daorchluiche" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball-st%C3%A8idhe" title="Ball-stèidhe – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Ball-stèidhe" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9isbol" title="Béisbol – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Béisbol" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%AC%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%9D%E0%AA%AC%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%B2" title="બેઝબોલ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="બેઝબોલ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-guw mw-list-item"><a href="https://guw.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%E1%BB%8Dlu-hih%C3%B2" title="Bọlu-hihò – Gun" lang="guw" hreflang="guw" data-title="Bọlu-hihò" data-language-autonym="Gungbe" data-language-local-name="Gun" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gungbe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%A2-khi%C3%B9" title="Yâ-khiù – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Yâ-khiù" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%BC%EA%B5%AC" title="야구 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="야구" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%A5%D5%B5%D5%BD%D5%A2%D5%B8%D5%AC" title="Բեյսբոլ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բեյսբոլ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2" title="बेसबॉल – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बेसबॉल" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bejzbol" title="Bejzbol – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Bejzbol" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basbalo" title="Basbalo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Basbalo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisbol" title="Bisbol – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bisbol" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-iu mw-list-item"><a href="https://iu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%90%8A%E1%93%87%E1%90%85%E1%93%95%E1%92%90%E1%96%85" title="ᐊᓇᐅᓕᒐᖅ – Inuktitut" lang="iu" hreflang="iu" data-title="ᐊᓇᐅᓕᒐᖅ" data-language-autonym="ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut" data-language-local-name="Inuktitut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafnabolti" title="Hafnabolti – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Hafnabolti" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9C" title="בייסבול – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="בייסבול" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisbol" title="Bisbol – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Bisbol" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8D" title="ಬೇಸ್‌ಬಾಲ್ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಬೇಸ್‌ಬಾಲ್" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%91%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="ბეისბოლი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბეისბოლი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бейсбол – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Бейсбол" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel_vas" title="Pel vas – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Pel vas" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A8zb%C3%B2l" title="Bèzbòl – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Bèzbòl" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyzbol" title="Beyzbol – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Beyzbol" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бейсбол – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Бейсбол" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beisbol" title="Beisbol – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Beisbol" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lbe mw-list-item"><a href="https://lbe.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бейсбол – Lak" lang="lbe" hreflang="lbe" data-title="Бейсбол" data-language-autonym="Лакку" data-language-local-name="Lak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лакку</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%9A%E0%BA%94%E0%BA%9A%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%99" title="ເບດບອນ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ເບດບອນ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basipila" title="Basipila – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Basipila" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beisbols" title="Beisbols – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Beisbols" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beisbolas" title="Beisbolas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Beisbolas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basebal" title="Basebal – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Basebal" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%98%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бејзбол – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Бејзбол" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8B%E0%B5%BE" title="ബേസ്‌ബോൾ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ബേസ്‌ബോൾ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2" title="बेसबॉल – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="बेसबॉल" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%91%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="ბეისბოლი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ბეისბოლი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84" title="بيسبول – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بيسبول" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besbol" title="Besbol – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Besbol" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisbol" title="Bisbol – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Bisbol" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beisebol" title="Beisebol – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Beisebol" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бэйсбол – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Бэйсбол" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%98%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B7%E1%80%85%E1%80%BA%E1%80%98%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC" title="ဘေ့စ်ဘော – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဘေ့စ်ဘော" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavipolo" title="Tavipolo – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Tavipolo" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honkbal" title="Honkbal – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Honkbal" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B2" title="बेसबल – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="बेसबल" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83" title="野球 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="野球" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бейсбол – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Бейсбол" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beisb%C3%B2l" title="Beisbòl – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Beisbòl" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бейсбол – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Бейсбол" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beysbol" title="Beysbol – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Beysbol" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B2" title="ਬੇਸਬਾਲ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਬੇਸਬਾਲ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84" title="بیس بال – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="بیس بال" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beisb%C3%B2l" title="Beisbòl – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Beisbòl" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basebol" title="Basebol – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Basebol" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beysbol" title="Beysbol – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Beysbol" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Бейсбал – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Бейсбал" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Бейсбол – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бейсбол" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szy mw-list-item"><a href="https://szy.wikipedia.org/wiki/pangciw" title="pangciw – Sakizaya" lang="szy" hreflang="szy" data-title="pangciw" data-language-autonym="Sakizaya" data-language-local-name="Sakizaya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sakizaya</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Baseball" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basebaw" title="Basebaw – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Basebaw" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" 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title="List of water sports">Water sports</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Swim" title="Swim">Swimming</a>· <a href="/wiki/Diving" title="Diving">Diving</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Water_polo" title="Water polo">Water polo</a>·<a href="/wiki/Sailing" title="Sailing">Sailing</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Canoe" title="Canoe">Canoeing</a>·<a href="/wiki/Rowing" title="Rowing">Rowing</a> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:11px"><a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">Martial arts</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">Boxing</a>·<a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">Wrestling</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">Karate</a>·<a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a><br /> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:11px">Net sports <p><a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">Tennis</a>· <a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">Volleyball</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Table_tennis" title="Table tennis">Table tennis</a>· <a href="/wiki/Badminton" title="Badminton">Badminton</a> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:12px"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Winter_sport" title="Winter sport">Winter sports</a></b> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:11px"><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a>· <a href="/wiki/Ice_skating" title="Ice skating">Skating</a><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Skiing" title="Skiing">Skiing</a>·<a href="/wiki/Curling" title="Curling">Curling</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Bobsleigh" title="Bobsleigh">Bobsled</a>·<a href="/wiki/Luge" title="Luge">Luge</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Snowboarding" title="Snowboarding">Snowboarding</a>·<a href="/wiki/Biathlon" title="Biathlon">Biathlon</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Ice_sledge_hockey" title="Ice sledge hockey">Ice sledge hockey</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Baseball</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Bat-and-ball_sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Bat-and-ball sport">bat-and-ball sport</a> played on a <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/field" class="extiw" title="wikt:field">field</a> by two <a href="/wiki/Team" title="Team">teams</a> against each other. In baseball, a <a href="/wiki/Sportsperson" title="Sportsperson">player</a> on one team throws a small round <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(ball)" title="Baseball (ball)">ball</a> at a player on the other team, who tries to hit it with a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_bat" title="Baseball bat">bat</a>. Then the player who hits the ball has to run around the field. Players get runs by running around in a full <a href="/wiki/Circle" title="Circle">circle</a> around three points on the ground called <a href="/wiki/Base_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Base (baseball)">bases</a>, to back where they started, which is called home plate. They have to do this without getting caught by the players on the other team. </p><p>Baseball started in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> in the <a href="/wiki/17th_century" title="17th century">1700s</a> and <a href="/wiki/18th_century" title="18th century">1800s</a>. Many people in <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>, and <a href="/wiki/East_Asia" title="East Asia">East Asia</a> play baseball, but the sport is most known in the United States and <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. In the U.S., baseball is called the <i>national pastime</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because so many people in the United States used to spend a lot of time playing or watching baseball games. Today, though, most Americans follow <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> more than baseball, especially when it comes time for the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="How_baseball_is_played">How baseball is played</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: How baseball is played" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: How baseball is played"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_field_overview.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Baseball_field_overview.png/300px-Baseball_field_overview.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="279" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Baseball_field_overview.png 1.5x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="326" /></a><figcaption>A baseball field.</figcaption></figure> <p>A game of baseball is played by two teams on a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball stadium">baseball field</a>. Each team has 9 players. There are also <a href="/wiki/Umpire" title="Umpire">4 umpires</a>. There is one for where young players play. Umpires watch everything carefully to decide what happened, make calls about a play, and make sure everyone follows the <a href="/wiki/Rule" class="mw-disambig" title="Rule">rules</a>. </p><p>On a baseball field, there are four bases. The bases form a diamond that goes around the field to the right from the starting base. The starting base is called <i>home plate</i>. Home plate is a pentagon, which is a shape that has five sides. First base is on the right side of the field, second base is at the top of the infield, third base is on the left side of the field, and home plate is at the back of the field, where the catcher plays. </p><p>The game is played in <i><a href="/wiki/Innings#Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Innings">innings</a></i>. Professional baseball games have 9 <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/innings" class="extiw" title="wikt:innings">innings</a>. In an inning, each team has one turn to <a href="#Batting">bat</a> and try to score <i><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a></i>, adding one point. When one team hits the ball, the other team defends and tries to get three players on the other <a href="/wiki/Team" title="Team">team</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a></i>. The team that is playing defense always has the ball. This is different from other team sports. When the team on defense gets three players out, it is their turn to try and score runs. Then the team that was batting starts playing defense, and the team that was playing defense starts batting. After nine innings, the team that has the most runs is the winner. If the teams have the same number of runs, they play more innings until one team wins. At the start of the game, the home team pitches, while players on the visiting team bat. Only one player can bat at a time. </p><p>The baseball field, or <i>diamond</i>, has two main parts, the infield and the outfield. The <i>infield</i> is where the four bases are. The <i>outfield</i> is beyond the bases, from the view of home plate. The lines from home plate to first base and home plate to third base are the <i>foul lines</i>, and the ground outside of these lines is called <i>foul territory</i>. A ball that is hit with a bat and flies between the foul lines is a <i>fair ball</i>, and the batter and runners can try and run around the bases and score. A ball that is outside the foul lines is a <i>foul ball</i>. If the ball hits the ground in the foul area rather than being caught in the air, the batter continues to bat, and any runners must return to the base that they were on before the ball was hit. If the batter has fewer than two strikes, a foul ball counts as a strike. If the batter already has two strikes, and the foul ball is not caught in the air, then the batter continues to hit. If a ball is caught by a fielder in fair or foul ground, the batter is out. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_swing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Baseball_swing.jpg/220px-Baseball_swing.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Baseball_swing.jpg/330px-Baseball_swing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Baseball_swing.jpg/440px-Baseball_swing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="2160" /></a><figcaption>A batter swinging at a pitched ball.</figcaption></figure> <p>The most important part of the game is between the <i><a href="/wiki/Pitcher_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcher (baseball)">pitcher</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Batter_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter (baseball)">batter</a></i>. The pitcher throws, or <i><a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">pitches</a></i>, the ball towards home plate. The pitcher normally throws the ball close enough for the batter to hit it. If the pitcher throws the ball in the strike zone, which is the area over home plate and between the hitter's knee and chest, the pitch is a "strike", unless the batter hits the ball. The pitch is always a strike, regardless of where it is, if the batter swings the bat and misses, so the batter must have good aim with the bat. Three strikes are a "strikeout", and this is one way to make an "out". A pitch that the batter does not swing at, and which is not called a strike, is a "ball." On the fourth "ball" thrown by a pitcher, the batter "walks" to first base, so it is important to pitch well. </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a></i> for the pitcher's team waits behind the batter, and catches any ball that the batter does not hit. The catcher uses signals to tell the pitcher where to throw the ball. If the pitcher does not like what the catcher says, he will shake his head, which signals "no". If he agrees with what the catcher has signaled, he will nod his head, which signals "yes". </p><p>There are many ways to get batters out, and runners can also be gotten out. Some common ways to get batters out are catching a batted ball <a href="/w/index.php?title=In_flight&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="In flight (not yet started)">in the air</a>, whether in fair or foul territory, throwing the ball to the defensive player at first base (an out if it gets there before the batter), and a strikeout. A runner can be put out by <a href="/wiki/Tag_out" title="Tag out">tagging</a> the runner while the runner is not on a base, and by "<a href="/wiki/Force_out" class="mw-redirect" title="Force out">forcing</a> him out" (when a base is touched before a player can get there, with no base for the runner to go back to). When the fielding team has put out three of the batting team's players, the <i>half-inning</i> is over and the team in the field and the team at bat switch places. </p><p>The batting team wants to get runs. In order to get a run, a player must bat, then <a href="#Running_the_bases">become a base runner</a>, touch all the bases in order, and then touch home plate without being called out. So first, the batter wants to make other players get to home plate, or to run the bases himself. Runners can not pass each other while running the bases. </p><p>A base runner who touches home plate after touching all previous bases in order, and without getting out, scores a <i><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">run</a></i>. If the batter hits the ball over the fence (between the foul lines) without touching the ground, it is a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>. The batter, and any base-runners, are allowed to advance to the home plate and score a run. The fielding team can do nothing to stop them. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fielding_team">Fielding team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Fielding team" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Fielding team"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The team on the field tries not to let the <a href="#Team_at_bat">team who</a>'s batting get any runs. The fielding team has a pitcher and a catcher. The remaining seven fielders can stand anywhere in the field. However, there are usually four people that stand around the infield close to the bases and three <i><a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielders</a></i> who stand around the outfield. </p><p>The four infielders are the <i><a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a></i>. The first baseman and third baseman stand close to first base and third base. The second baseman and the shortstop stand on either side of second base. </p><p>The first baseman's job is to make <i><a href="/wiki/Force_play" title="Force play">force plays</a></i> at first base. In a force play, another infielder catches a ball that has touched the ground, and throws it to the first baseman. The first baseman must then touch the batter or the base with the ball before the batter can touch first base. Then the batter is out. First basemen need to have quick feet, stretch well, be quick and know how to catch wild throws. First base is one of the most important positions as a significant number of plays happen there. </p><p>The second baseman's job is to cover the area to the right of second base and to back the first baseman up. The shortstop's job is to cover the area between second and third bases. This is where right-handed batters usually hit <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ground_balls&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ground balls (not yet started)">ground balls</a>. The shortstop also covers second or third base and the near part of left field. The shortstop is usually the best fielder on the team. The third baseman needs to have a strong throwing arm. This is because many times the batter will hit a ball toward third base. The third baseman must throw the ball very quickly to the first baseman, to get the runner out. Because the balls that go to third base are usually hit very hard, the third baseman must also be very quick. </p><p>The three outfielders are called the <i><a href="/wiki/Left_fielder" class="mw-redirect" title="Left fielder">left fielder</a></i>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" class="mw-redirect" title="Center fielder">center fielder</a></i>, and the <i><a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" class="mw-redirect" title="Right fielder">right fielder</a></i>, because they stand in left field, center field and right field. Left field and right field are on the left and right sides, if you look out from home plate. Center field is straight ahead from home plate. Center field is very big, so the center fielder is usually the fastest. </p><p>The team can decide where to put the infielders and outfielders. Players often stand at slightly different places on the field between some plays. These changes are called "shifts". The fielders may shift at any time. Players can shift for many reasons. One of the more popular ones is the <i>defensive shift</i>, where players move in the infield. They do this because they know that some batters can only hit a ball a certain direction. It can also be easier to make a double play when fielders are moved a certain way. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Pitching">Pitching</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Pitching" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Pitching"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg/420px-Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg" decoding="async" width="420" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg/630px-Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg 2x" data-file-width="749" data-file-height="262" /></a><figcaption>How the pitcher moves.</figcaption></figure> <p>Teams can change pitchers during a game. Teams change their pitchers often because it is hard for a pitcher to throw a full game of nine innings. A pitcher can sometimes throw a no-hitter where no one on the opposite team gets an earned hit. A team can use as many pitchers as it wants to, but it is rare to use more than eight in a game. The ways that a pitcher throws the ball are called <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_baseball_pitches&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of baseball pitches (not yet started)">pitches</a></i>. Many professional pitchers use two or more different pitches. Pitchers change which pitch they throw so that the batter will not know what pitch to expect. This makes it more difficult for the batter to hit the ball. Pitchers can make the ball move differently: faster or slower, closer or farther from the batter, higher or lower. There are also many types of pitches, such as the curveball, slider, splitter, sinker, screwball, cutter, knuckleball, knuckle-curve, changeup, circle changeup, palm ball, and others, including some made from mixing others together . </p><p>When throwing the ball, the pitcher stand on top of the pitcher's mound with both feet. The pitcher's rubber is on top of the mound. The pitcher cannot take more than one step forward when he throws the ball. That makes the pitcher throw the ball slower. Many major-league pitchers can throw the ball up to 100 <a href="/wiki/Miles_per_hour" title="Miles per hour">miles per hour</a> (145 km/h). Throwing a baseball that fast can be bad for the body, and they can be injured often. Doctors often will perform Tommy John <a href="/wiki/Surgery" title="Surgery">surgery</a> on a pitcher with an elbow injury. The operation is named after <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a>, the first pitcher to have the surgery. Today, pitchers are able to recover from their injuries much faster and better than before Tommy John surgery. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_batting_team">The batting team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: The batting team" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: The batting team"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The batting team wants to get runs. The batting team sends its players up to home plate in a special order. This order is called the <i>lineup</i>. Each team chooses its lineup at the start of the game. After the game starts, the team cannot change the order. But the team can use a player who was not on the lineup. The new player has to change with an original player. The new player's name is written in the lineup where the original player's name was. After the ninth player has batted, the first player in the lineup starts again. If a runner comes to home plate, he scores a run. Then he is not a base runner. After scoring a run, the player must leave the field until it is his turn again. So a player can only score one run for each time he bats. </p><p>Since people began to have more free time, baseball has become the national pastime of America. About 12 million people play baseball in the United States. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Baseball_terms">Baseball terms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Baseball terms" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Baseball terms"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_field">The field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: The field" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: The field"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>See the image above for a diagram of the playing field.</i></dd></dl> <ul><li><b>Base</b>: Four points on the field the players must run to. The player starts at <i>Home plate</i> and must go to each of the other bases in order and return to Home plate to score a <i>run</i>. The other bases are named <i>First base</i>, <i>Second base</i> and <i>Third base</i>. Home plate is a piece of hard <a href="/wiki/Rubber" title="Rubber">rubber</a> and the other bases are made of <a href="/wiki/Cloth" class="mw-redirect" title="Cloth">cloth</a>. In professional baseball, the bases are 90 <a href="/wiki/Foot_(unit_of_length)" class="mw-redirect" title="Foot (unit of length)">feet</a> from each other. The bases on the field are in the shape of a diamond.</li> <li><b>Baseline</b>: The line between each of the bases in order. For example, from home plate to first base, from first base to second base, and so on.</li> <li><b>Base path</b>: The area along the baseline where the players run from base to base.</li> <li><b>Ball</b>: A pitch that was thrown outside the <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">strike zone</a> and that the batter did not swing at.</li> <li><b>Strike</b>: A pitch that was thrown inside the strike zone and that the batter did not swing at, a pitch that the batter swung at and missed, or a ball that the batter hit into foul territory.</li> <li><b>Dugout</b>: The place where the players and coaches who are not on the field sit.</li> <li><b>Bullpen</b>: The place where the pitchers watch the game and warm up before they start playing or when they are not playing.</li> <li><b>Outfield</b>: The area outside of the dirt area/infield. 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href="http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5087/">"The National Pastime in the 1920s: The Rise of the Baseball Fan"</a>. <i>historymatters.gmu.edu</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=historymatters.gmu.edu&rft.atitle=The+National+Pastime+in+the+1920s%3A+The+Rise+of+the+Baseball+Fan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fhistorymatters.gmu.edu%2Fd%2F5087%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ABaseball" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&veaction=edit&section=10" title="Change section: Further reading" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section's source code: Further 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(W. W. Norton, 2009). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-393-06681-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-393-06681-9">0-393-06681-9</a></li> <li>Fitts, Robert K. <i>Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game</i> (Southern Illinois University Press, 2005). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8093-2629-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-8093-2629-9">0-8093-2629-9</a></li> <li>Gillette, Gary, and Palmer. Pete (eds.). <i>The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia</i>, 5th ed. (Sterling, 2008). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4027-6051-5" title="Special:BookSources/1-4027-6051-5">1-4027-6051-5</a></li> <li>Peterson, Robert. <i>Only the Ball was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams</i> (Oxford University Press, 1992 [1970]). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-507637-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-19-507637-0">0-19-507637-0</a></li> <li>Reaves, Joseph A. <i>Taking in a Game: A History of Baseball in Asia</i> (Bison, 2004). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8032-3943-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-8032-3943-2">0-8032-3943-2</a></li> <li>Ward, Geoffrey C., and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Burns" title="Ken Burns">Ken Burns</a>. <i>Baseball: An Illustrated History</i> (Alfred A. Knopf, 1996). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-679-40459-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-679-40459-7">0-679-40459-7</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_websites">Other websites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&veaction=edit&section=11" title="Change section: Other websites" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baseball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section's source code: Other websites"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wbsc.org/">World Baseball Softball Confederation</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.britannica.com/sports/baseball">"Baseball"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica" title="Encyclopædia Britannica">Encyclopædia Britannica</a></i> Online.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baseballprospectus.com/">Baseball Prospectus</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sabr.org/">Society for American Baseball Research</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.australia-casino.org/encyclopedia/the-rules-of-baseball">The Rules of Baseball</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://baseballheritagemuseum.org/">Baseball Heritage Museum</a> at League Park in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baseball&oldid=9690308">https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baseball&oldid=9690308</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Category</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Baseball" title="Category:Baseball">Baseball</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_using_the_JsonConfig_extension" title="Category:Pages using the JsonConfig extension">Pages using the JsonConfig extension</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link from Wikidata">Commons category link from Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last changed on 9 August 2024, at 03:48.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="//creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License">GFDL</a>; additional terms may apply. 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