Everything about Professional Baseball totally explained
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several
professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system.
Modern professional leagues
North America
Major League Baseball in North America consists of the
National League and the
American League. Historically, teams in one league never played teams in the other until the
World Series, in which the champions of the two leagues played against each other; this changed in
1997 with the advent of
interleague play.
In addition to the major leagues, many North American cities and towns feature
minor league teams. An organization officially styled
Minor League Baseball, formerly the National Association of Professional Baseball, oversees nearly all minor league baseball in the
United States and
Canada. The minor leagues are divided into classes AAA, AA, High A, Low A, Short-Season A, Advanced Rookie, and Rookie. These minor-league teams are affiliated with major league teams, and serve to develop young players and rehabilitate injured major leaguers. The
Mexican League is a Minor League Baseball member league that operates without affiliations to major league teams. There are also a number of non-Minor League Baseball leagues that exist independently of the influence of the major leagues. The
Northern League and the
Can-Am League (formerly the Northeast League) are two of the top independent minor leagues in North America.
Japan
Japan has had professional baseball since the
1930s. Currently, it consists of two leagues, the
Central League and the
Pacific League, each with six teams.
Rest of the world
Professional leagues also exist in
Puerto Rico,
Venezuela,
Korea,
Taiwan,
Australia,
the Dominican Republic, the
Netherlands,
China,
Italy (from 1948),
Israel (from 2007),
Latin America, and elsewhere in
Europe.
Historic leagues
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
African-American players were
barred from playing the major leagues, though several did manage to play by claiming to be Cubans or
Indians. As a result, a number of parallel
Negro Leagues were formed. However, after
Jackie Robinson began playing with the major-league
Brooklyn Dodgers in
1947, the Negro Leagues gradually faded. The process of integration didn't go entirely smoothly; there were some ugly incidents, including pitchers who would try to throw directly at an African-American player's head. Now, however, baseball is fully integrated, and there's little to no racial tension between teammates.
Between
1943 and
1954, the
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League fielded teams in several
Midwestern towns.
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