Baseball: Know the History of Baseball – Education and Transformation

O baseball it is a sport modality played collectively, using balls and clubs.

The practice of baseball demands a lot from athletes, demanding strength, physical conditioning, agility and precision during the game. It is one of the most popular and most played sports in the United States, by men and women of all age groups. Baseball is also a very popular sport in Asia, especially Japan.

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baseball history

A game similar to the. baseball was already, in the 18th century, practiced in England and called rounders.

There are also reports of the practice of a sport. played with balls and clubs in French documents dating back to the 14th century. It is believed that the rounders has been taken to the United States by. English immigrants, where it was adapted and developed for the game being played. today.

Abner Doubleday is considered the main creator of. baseball and Alexander Cartwright is also a prominent figure in the sport because he helped to systematize its rules. The first official match of this one. sport took place in 1846 in New York City.

In 1992, at the Olympic Games played in. Barcelona, ​​baseball was included as one of the Olympic sports, being. that Cuba was the first winning country.

In 2012, baseball ceased to be a sport. Olympic, despite being confirmed for the 2020 Olympics. in Tokyo.

In Brazil, baseball began to be practiced in. State of São Paulo, brought from the United States by workers from companies e. American factories, such as the electricity company Light. The first. Brazilian baseball competition took place in 1936.

In 1990, a. Brazilian Confederation of Baseball and Softball (CBBS), entity responsible for. organize baseball championships and events on Brazilian territory.

Brazilian baseball passed. to be more widespread after the arrival in Brazil of Japanese immigrants, which they were. great fans of this sport, since the end of the 19th century.

How is one. baseball game

In a baseball game, the objective of each team is to score points, called. in runs,in a semicircular shaped field, in which there is an area. square. Field bases are located at intersection points (encounter) between the square lines and the semicircle.

Every baseball team. has nine players, organized in different positions and roles.

A baseball game begins. when a player called a caster (also called a paintcher) throws. the ball, having three chances to make the shot, after which the ball falls. scout (also called runner). Behind the scout is the. catcher on the same team as the pitcher, also called catcher.

The hitter's function is. hit the ball and throw it as far as possible, running then stops. the bases of the field.

If the ball is thrown to. outside the stadium, which is very difficult to do, and consequently, happens infrequently, we say that a home run, what. adds a point to the team score.

The opposing team owns it. ball interceptors, also called fielders, whose function is to intercept. the ball and throw it in the direction of the ends of the field to other athletes of your team, thus avoiding the advance of the opposing batsman.

If the scout can do it. travel the path of all bases, your team earns a point. Positions. athletes on the field are alternated throughout the match.

A hitter can only suffer. two strikes, and if the third player suffers, this player is eliminated. O. a team's hitter is also expelled from the match if he hits a ball that. was intercepted by the opposing team, before touching the ground.

After a ball is hit, a runner can only leave his base towards the next base after the defender. hold the ball in your hands.

Thus, it is considered that one. base was conquered by a runner and he managed to reach this base before the. opposing defender, with the ball in his hands and not being touched by the defender. adversary.

If a defending team succeeds. eliminate three athletes from the attacking team, there is a change of position between them. teams.

A baseball game is. performed in nine turns of attack and defense (in alternation). Every turn is. finalized after replacement of three batsmen, which happens when none. point is computed.

The entire game is made up of. 9 turns (alternate attack and defense). Each turn ends when the three. beaters are replaced. This occurs when the point is not scored.

A baseball game is. accompanied by four judges, each located near a base, deciding. whether or not these bases were conquered by the players.

baseball players

Baseball players. they are also classified according to their function and their position in. field:

• Pitcher, also called. in pitcher, who is the main player on the team;
• Hitter, also called hitter, responsible for hitting balls thrown by the pitchers;
• Catcher, also called. catcher, responsible for intercepting opposing balls;
• First base, also called. in first baseman, responsible for defending first base;
• Second base, also called. in second baseman, responsible for defending second base;
• Third base, also called. in third baseman, responsible for defending third base;
• Interbases, also called. shortstop, responsible for occupying the space located between the bases. two and three;
• Left camper, too. called left fielder, responsible for defending left field;
• Camper centers, too. called center fielder, responsible for defending the central field;
• Right camper, too. called right fielder, responsible for defending the right field;

The most important equipment used in the. baseball is the bat, the ball and the gloves:

The club is a cylindrical object most commonly made of wood. The bat. it can be up to 1.5 meters long and its weight can be up to 1 kilogram.

The ball is a spherical equipment object made of cotton, wool, rubber. and externally covered in leather. A baseball has an average weight of. 140 grams and its size can vary from 10 to 40 centimeters.

The Glove is an object made of leather, with special stitching in cotton, nylon or polyester.

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