The sun is shining brightly in a rich blue summer sky. There’s an expectant murmur from the crowd, suddenly punctuated by the sound of a ball hitting a mitt at high velocity, and a cry of “strike three!” This is baseball. What could possibly be more stereotypically American? Yet it seems Major League Baseball, the […]
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The importance of 42: How Jackie Robinson changed a nation
On 15 April, 1947, something in America changed. A highly symbolic gesture took place in Flatbush, Brooklyn. There, at Ebbets Field, the first black man took to the field of a Major League Baseball game since the early years of the National League in the 19th century. Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson, the now famous ballplayer, trotted […]
A guide to Major League Baseball
Opening Day has been and gone, and with it the baseball season has officially begun. This guide is here to offer beginners a guide to the sport of baseball and information on MLB itself. How the Game Is Played Baseball is a sport played by two teams comprised of nine men. The teams, much like […]