Baseball quickly became America's pastime and spread throughout the world. Professional leagues were organized to oversee the sport.

Apr 23, 2010 - Amy Cook

The reasons offensive numbers may be heightened over the last decade and why the Designated Hitter role should be abolished in Major League Baseball.

Jul 30, 2007 - Dean Christopher J. Smith

The Baseball Primer Series debunks the Myth that Abner Doubleday Invented Baseball.

Mar 14, 2007 - James Lincoln Ray

If you truly love the game of baseball then watching Ken Burns' Baseball documentary will help you understand the game and its humble beginnings.

Feb 2, 2010 - James Vassallo

Baseball is "America's Pastime." Wooden and concrete ballparks and stadiums add to the sport's rich heritage.

Aug 11, 2011 - Teri Silver

This quiz tests your knowledge of the nicknames of some of major league baseball's greatest and most colorful players.

Apr 10, 2008 - Michael Rowland

Baseball has always tinkered with the mound's distance and height, the types of pitches thrown and what constitutes a strikeout. Each change affected the game greatly

Jun 26, 2007 - James Lincoln Ray

The new homes of the New York Yankees and New York Mets are not what the teams were use to in their old stadiums

Jun 12, 2009 - John F. O'Connor

Through its American history, baseball has revolved around tradition and ritual, from performing the Chicken Dance, the Wave and the Seventh Inning Stretch.

May 16, 2008 - Aurae Beidler

Ring Lardner was a writer who had a love of baseball, until the Black Sox scandal of 1919.

Sep 25, 2010 - Larry Putt

For over a century, the World Series has decided baseball's champion for the year. Surprising results featuring upset winners have been a regular feature.

Dec 29, 2008 - David Hornestay

The MVP award has been around, in one form or another, for almost a century. Here's a brief history of its origins and many incarnations.

Oct 2, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

It may seem hard to believe that women were playing baseball almost as early as men, but they were. It was a crude form of the game, but it would lead to better things.

Jul 8, 2008 - John K. Davis

Scenes from America's famed pastime in paintings by Thomas Eakins, George Luks, Arnold Friedman, Marjorie Phillips and Elaine de Kooning.

Aug 26, 2010 - Meg Nola

Sometimes diamonds are a viewer's best friends ...

Nov 2, 2011 - Richard Goertz

The Hall, home to centuries of baseball memorabilia, statistics, and research, has something for everyone, from the diehard fanatic to the most casual fan.

Jul 6, 2009 - Heather Lin

Managers of winning baseball teams are often hailed as geniuses. History suggests that ballplayer talent counts for more, but that good managers can make a difference.

Apr 10, 2008 - David Hornestay

The last year of Yankee Stadium. The year Junior hits number 600. The year Maddux will pass Clemens, and Big Unit could reach 300. '08 will be another historic season.

Jan 29, 2008 - James Lincoln Ray

In most Fantasy Baseball leagues, saves are at a premium. Top line closers go quick, but the right waiver wire pickup now might get your team valuable saves down the road

Mar 31, 2009 - Todd Butts