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The Importance Of Baseball In The MLB

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Why do we play baseball? What is so good about baseball? How do you play baseball? How many teams are in the MLB? So many children growing up played baseball that’s why they call baseball “Nationals Pastime”. Baseball originated before the Civil War and they played on sandlots. In 1871 the first professional baseball league was created. By the beginning of the 20th century most large cities in the eastern United States had a professional baseball team. The teams had been divided into two leagues, National and American during the regular season teams fight for the pennant two teams after the pennant they will meet in the World Series you have to win at least 4 games out of 7 to win the title. The same thing happens today but the leagues are

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