2. Introduction Baseball is one of world’s most popular sports. Teams throughout the world play it. Our talk, I hope, will teach you more about the wonderful sport, teams, and players. HERE WE GO!
3. The Basic Rules There are nine innings per game in baseball (extra innings are played if the game is tied). During each innings each team gets a turn at bat. During each turn at bat the team keeps batting until 3 outs are made. 3 strikes and the batter is out. 4 balls and the batter walks to first base. If the ball is caught the batter is out. If the batter successfully hits the ball and reaches a base it is called a hit. All runners on base can advance. If the runner is tagged with the ball while running the bases he/she is out. A run is scored for each player who safely crosses home plate. The team that score the most runs wins!
4. The Baseball Field Center Field Left Field Right field Second Base Short stop First base Third base Pitcher’s mound Infield Foul territory Home plate
5. The Strike Zone A strike is called if the Umpire judges that the ball passes through an imaginary box above the home plate. A strike is also called when the batter swings and misses the ball, regardless of the location of the pitch.
6. History of Baseball Who invented baseball? Baseball is suspected to come from the same origins as softball, cricket, and rounders. Alexander Cartwright published the first rules of the sport in 1845. Famous players from the past Babe Ruth-A big hitter who won the Yankees a World Series. Jackie Robinson-The first black player ever to play Major league baseball. He played for the Dodgers and proved that race does not matter.
8. MLB-MajorLeague Baseball The MLB is the most advanced baseball league in the United States(and Canada). Players that are not American are able to play in the MLB. (E.g. Johan Santana) The league is divided in two- The American league and the National league. They play by slightly different rules. The teams play in their own league most of the time but sometimes they play teams in the other league.
10. The MLB Process MLB Champions National League Champions American League Champions WORLD SERIES National League Finals American League Finals PLAY OFFS
11. International Baseball In international baseball countries play against each other. Since 1998 playersfrom minor leagues were allowed to play in these events. In 2006 Major League players were allowed to play in the international events and it started to be called The Baseball World Cup. There have been 38 of these events from the first one in 1938 to the last one in 2009 which USA won. This table shows how many times each team has won it.
12. The Caribbean Series The Caribbean series is an international baseball tournament played by countries in the Caribbean. This is a table shows who has won it lately.
13. SOME BIG HIT TEAMS The Los Angeles Dodgers The Boston Red Sox The New York Yankees The Philadelphia Phillies
17. BIG HITTERS David Ortiz Manny Ramirez Team: Boston Red Sox Old Team: Minnesota Twins Position: 1st Base Nickname: Big Papi Team: LA Dodgers Old Team: Boston Red Sox Position: Out field Nickname:---------
