Monthly Archives: November 2017
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- November 27, 2017Although baseball is, “America’s favorite pastime”, the sport has gained traction around the globe. With spring training around the corner, baseball fans are gearing up for the MLB season, but what about baseball on a global level? With the recent first American championship win against Puerto Rico, 8-0, at the World Baseball Classic; which for those who aren’t aware, this is baseball’s attempt at a World Cup in response to baseball being removed from the Olympic Games; I wanted to explore baseball as a global sport. Looking at the distinguished level of play at this year’s World Baseball Classic, I think it’s clear that the sport of baseball is globalizing. Thinking about baseball as a former Olympic Sport, and now, since its founding in 2005, the World Baseball Classic; it’s apparent that baseball as a sport is in a long-standing transition of globalization. The quintessential American sport has been shifting for years to other nations with talented players waiting for their moment to
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