I Love Baseball

Baseball, a game played with a bat, a ball, and gloves between two teams of nine players each on a field with four white bases laid out in a diamond. Teams alternate positions as batters (offense) and fielders (defense), exchanging places when three members of the batting team are “put out.” As batters, players try to hit the ball out of the reach of the fielding team and make it completly around the bases for a “run.” The team that scores the most runs in nine innings wins the game.

History of Baseball

Going to baseball games is my favorite part!

A Major League baseball game is meant to go nine innings, but things don’t always go according to plan. Weather can play a factor in how long a game goes, or if a game is even played at all. From rain to more serious conditions like lightning or tornadoes, MLB has protocols in place if Mother Nature gets in the way of the action.

A matchup must make it through the top of the fifth inning at a minimum before it can be considered an official game. If the home team is trailing at that point, the bottom of the fifth inning must be played in order for the game to be marked official.