Baseball is a Bat-and-ball game in which a pitcher throws a hard, fist-sized ball past the hitting area of a batter. The batter attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical bat. A team scores only when batting, by advancing counter-clockwise past a series of four markers called bases arranged at the corners of a diamond. Each base is 90 feet from the previous base.
Historians do not agree on the origin of baseball. Some believe it developed from the English game rounders, while others believe it was invented by Alexander Cartwright.

Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and East Asia.

Pete Rose, the all-time MLB hits leader has been banned from the game of baseball for gambling on the game.

Baseball is played between two teams of nine players each on a baseball field, under the authority of one or more officials, called umpires. There are usually four umpires in major league games; up to six (and as few as one) may officiate depending on the league and the importance of the game

Most baseball games played have nine innings, however their are only six inning in Little League.

Effective pitching is vitally important to a baseball team, as pitching is the key for the defensive team to retire batters and to preventing runners from getting on base.

Giants slugger Barry Bonds hold the all-time record with sever MVP awards.