Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams, each typically consisting of nine players. The objective of the game is for one team, the batting team, to score runs by hitting a pitched ball with a bat and running around a series of bases arranged in a diamond shape. The other team, the fielding team, attempts to prevent runs by getting batters or runners out in various ways, such as catching batted balls in the air, throwing the ball to a base before a runner arrives, or striking out batters. The game is played on a diamond-shaped field with four bases: first base, second base, third base, and home plate. A standard baseball game typically consists of nine innings, with each team having a turn to bat and a turn to field in each inning. The team with the most runs at the end of the game is declared the winner. Baseball is known for its rich history and traditions and is often referred to as America’s pastime. It is played professionally in various leagues around the world, most notably Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States.