Baseball is a game played with a bat and a ball by two teams of 9 players each, that take turns batting and fielding. The game is over 200 years old. Abner Doubleday, a U.S. army officer, is said to have invented and named the game in 1839. However, earlier records show that the game was played before then dating back to the 1700s.
Baseball is considered the national sport of the U.S where it is most popular in the world. Although time is not recorded during baseball, like with most other sports, the game has many rules and minor details that are keenly followed.
These details are vital in comparing player performances. Some commonly recorded statistics about the game are offensive statistics like batting average, games played, runs, hits, etc and pitching statistics like games pitched, innings pitched, wins, losses, saves, hits allowed, etc.
Most baseball fans are aware of many of these details as they usually follow the game closely. If you are a fan of the baseball, you are already familiar with most of the game's terminologies. When the game begins, the pitcher, throws a ball and a player on the batting team tries to hit it with a bat.
The batting team should hit the ball into the field of play, away from the other team's players so as to allow its players to run the bases. The fielding team, on the other hand, prevents batters from becoming runners and runners from advancing around the bases.
A run is usually scored whenever a runner legally advances around the bases and touches home plate. To celebrate this lovely sport, we rounded up a collection of the most awesome baseball quotes we could find for you. You can share them with baseball players, fans, or on your status. Check them out.
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