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  1. History of baseball | Events, Dates, People, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 27, 2025 · History of baseball, overview of notable events and people in the history of baseball. Long known as “America’s Pastime,” the sport was not actually created in the United …

  2. Baseball - Origins, Rules, Leagues | Britannica

    Nov 27, 2025 · Baseball - Origins, Rules, Leagues: The term base-ball can be dated to 1744, in John Newbery’s children’s book A Little Pretty Pocket-Book. The book has a brief poem and …

  3. Baseball | History, Definition, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 27, 2025 · Baseball is a game played with a bat, a ball, and gloves between two teams of nine players each on a field with four bases laid out in a diamond. Long called America’s …

  4. Baseball Positions and Roles - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Sep 2, 2023 · baseball, 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 (i.e., a square oriented so …

  5. baseball summary | Britannica

    Baseball is played on a large field that has four bases laid out in a square, positioned like a diamond, whose outlines mark the course a runner must take to score.

  6. Rhombus | Definition, Properties, Formulas, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 21, 2025 · A baseball field, or “diamond,” is also a rhombus. Some modern buildings, such as the Crain Communications Building in Chicago, prominently incorporate this geometric figure …

  7. What Are Torpedo Bats? | MLB, Baseball, Design, & Facts | Britannica

    The torpedo bat, also called the bowling pin bat, is a new baseball bat design that became widely known during Major League Baseball’s opening weekend in March 2025 when the New York …

  8. Babe Ruth - Baseball Legend, Record Holder, Legacy | Britannica

    6 days ago · While America popularized baseball and retains a strong cultural connection to it, the sport has also been embraced across the globe, notably in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, …

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    What is the largest central city and urban area in the world by population? Find out in our list.

  10. Who Really Invented Baseball? | Britannica

    Unfortunately, that’s a bit of a myth. The true story of who invented baseball is a little more convoluted and a tad less romantic. Baseball likely had its origins in the early 1800s, possibly …