No sport has captured the world’s imagination quite like baseball. From memories of trading pitches out in the yard to teams with century-old legacies, a ticket to the ballpark lets you into a world filled with community and tradition. Experience America’s national pastime the way it was meant to be seen, with your own place in the stands and a great view of the action from the very first pitch.
People have been swinging bats at balls since medieval times, but it was Alexander Cartwright and the Knickerbocker Rules in 1845 that started baseball on the path to dominate modern sports. Major League Baseball paved the way for a whole economy of professional athletics, inspiring fans and franchises from Puerto Rico to Japan.
As a result, baseball has inspired some of the world’s greatest competitions. The World Series has captivated fans for more than a century, and nations from around the world face off in the World Baseball Classic. The game took hold even faster on college campuses, producing generations of new players in NCAA baseball and softball as schools across the United States aimed for the College World Series.
Even before it was a professional powerhouse, baseball was a cultural sensation. With its complex structure of innings and at-bats filled with strikes, fouls, ERAs, and RBIs, the game turned statistics into a national language and spreadsheets into poetry. There’s still something magical about singing along in the 7th-inning stretch, whether you’re following the minor leagues, your college team, or one of the biggest names in the sport. So take yourself out to the ball game and see what the next inning has in store.
