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Baseball: America's Pastime

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Imagine you are standing at home plate in a packed stadium, the crowd buzzing around you. Baseball is one of the oldest professional sports in the United States, with roots stretching back to the mid-1800s. The modern rules of the game were largely shaped by Alexander Cartwright and the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York, and the first officially recognized game under those rules was played in 1846 in Hoboken, New Jersey. A standard baseball game consists of nine INNINGS, with each team taking turns on OFFENSE and DEFENSE. The team with the most RUNS at the end of nine innings wins the game. Every player on the field has a specific POSITION, from the pitcher on the mound to the outfielders patrolling the grass beyond the infield.

A baseball game is divided into nine _____.

INNINGS

When a team is batting, they are playing _____.

OFFENSE

The team that scores the most _____ wins the game.

RUNS

Name something the text tells us about a player's role on the field.

THEY HAVE A POSITION / PITCHER IS ON THE MOUND / OUTFIELDERS PATROL THE GRASS

Name something the text says about the early history of baseball.

IT STARTED IN THE MID-1800S / CARTWRIGHT HELPED SHAPE THE RULES / FIRST OFFICIAL GAME WAS IN 1846 IN HOBOKEN

Alexander Cartwright is often credited with establishing the modern rules of baseball, and the first officially recognized game under those rules was played in 1846. Cartwright also traveled west during the California _____ before eventually settling in Hawaii.

GOLD RUSH

Writing Prompt

Write your thoughts on what it would feel like to stand at home plate in a real MLB stadium.

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