Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each... Wikipedia

• Highest governing body:  World Baseball Softball Confederation
• First played:  18th-century England (predecessors), 19th-century United States (modern version)
• Contact:  Tagging-only
• Team members:  9
• Mixed gender:  Yes, separate competitions
• Type:  Team sport, bat-and-ball
• Equipment:  Baseball, Baseball bat, Baseball glove, Batting helmet, Catcher's gear
• Venue:  Baseball park, Baseball field
• Country or region:  Worldwide (most prominent in the Americas and East Asia)
• Olympic:  Demonstration sport: 1912, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1984 and 1988, Medal sport: 1992–2008, 2020
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo