Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams, typically consisting of nine players each. The game is played on a diamond-shaped field, with bases arranged in a square layout. The objective is for one team, the batting team, to score runs by hitting a ball thrown by the pitcher from the opposing team and running around the bases to reach home plate. The defending team aims to prevent runs by getting batters out through various methods, such as catching batted balls in the air, striking out batters, or tagging base runners. The game consists of nine innings, where each team has a turn to bat and a turn to field in each inning. The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins. Baseball is known for its strategic depth, statistics, and historical significance, particularly in the United States, where it is often referred to as America’s pastime.