A diamond-shaped field with four white bases is used for the sport of baseball, which is played between two teams of nine players each (i.e., a square oriented so that its diagonal line is vertical). Teams switch roles as fielders (defensive) and batters (offense) when three players on the batting team are “put out.” Players attempt to knock the ball beyond of the fielding team’s grasp when at bat in order to score a “run” by going all the way around the bases. The winning team is the one with the most runs scored over the course of nine innings (at bats).

The main goal of the batting team is to get a player to first base safely. This typically happens when the batter hits the ball and gets there before an opponent catches it and touches the base, or when the pitcher persistently throws the ball out of the hitter’s reach. Players on the batting team who reach first base without being ruled “out” might try to run to the next base either right away or while teammates are taking turns at bat. By getting batters or runners “out,” or taking them off the field of play, the fielding team attempts to stop runs from scoring. The batter can be struck out by the pitcher with three pitches that end in strikes, while fielders can also do so by capturing a batted ball before it hits the ground and by tagging a runner with the ball while the runner is not in contact with a base.

The opposing sides alternate between batting and fielding, and once the fielding team records three outs, the batting team’s turn to bat is done. Each club has one inning of batting action. Typically, a game lasts nine innings, and the team with the most runs at the conclusion of the game wins. Extra innings are typically played if scores are tied after nine innings of play. Although most games terminate in the ninth inning,[clarification needed] baseball does not have a game clock.

By the middle of the 18th century, older bat-and-ball sports were already being played in England. Immigrants carried this game to North America, where the current iteration emerged. Baseball was widely acknowledged as the national sport of the United States by the late 19th century, despite the fact that it is now seen to be less popular than other sports like American football. Baseball is regarded as the most popular sport outside of North America in regions of Central and South America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, particularly in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

The National League (NL) and American League (AL), each with three divisions: East, West, and Central, are where professional Major League Baseball (MLB) teams compete in the United States and Canada. The MLB playoffs, which end in the World Series, determine the champion. Similar divisions exist between the top leagues in Japan’s Central and Pacific Leagues and Cuba’s West League and East League. The World Baseball Softball Confederation hosts the World Baseball Classic, the sport’s premier international championship, which draws the best national teams from all around the world.

Purpose
The goal of the game is to score runs by moving a player from first base to home base while moving around the bases. The team of the player receives one run for each full circuit of the bases that they make. Baseball only allows just one score, unless one team is unable or unwilling to finish the game, in which case the game is forfeited. In this scenario, the side that did not forfeit is deemed the winner with a score that is equal to the number of innings played. Since professional baseball games often go nine innings, a typical score for this scenario would be 9-0.

BaseBall Equipment List

•Batting Helmet
•Catcher’s gear
•Elbow Guard
•Shin Guard
•Hat
•Uniform
•Spikes
•Arm Sleeve
•Sunglasses
•Grip Tape
•Batting Gloves

Rules of Baseball
•Baseball has two teams of 9 players.
•A pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, third baseman, and three outfielders at left field, center field, and right field make up the positions on the fielding team.
•In the nine innings that make up a game, each side gets to bat once. After 9 innings, if the score is still tied, an additional inning will be played until a winner is determined. The team batting second at the bottom of the ninth inning does not need to finish their batting innings if they are already ahead in points.
•A batting order cannot be changed after it has been decided upon. Replacement players are allowed, but they must bat in the same order as the man they are replacing.
•If the batter manages to hit the ball from the pitcher, they must make an effort to at least get to first base. They can then run to as many bases as they wish before being tagged out. Each base must be touched with some part of the batters body when running past.
•The hitter must try to at least reach first base if they are successful in hitting the pitcher’s pitch. Before being tagged out, they are then free to advance to as many bases as they like. The hitter must run past each base while touching it with some portion of their body.
•The batter may advance to the next base at any time while on base.
•A “strike out” is when a batsman misses the ball three times, a “force out” is when a player fails to reach the base before the defensive player, a “fly out” is when the ball is hit in the air and caught without it bouncing, and “tag outs” are when a player is dismissed (where a defensive player with the ball tags the batsman with the ball all whilst they are running).