BASEBALLMY FAVOURITE PASTIME

By: Jonathan Bouwman

Earliest reference by British in 1744 Brought to North America by the English First American reference in 1791 Officially recorded first game on June 19, 1846 in

Hoboken, New Jersey MLB started in 1869

Bat and Ball gameGloveField4 basesTwo Teams9 players9 inningsTeams take turns

batting and base running

HOW TO PLAY

INSTANT REPLAY

After much debate in August 28, 2008, instant replay was installed. Umpires can review: Fair home run or foul Whether the ball left the playing field Whether the ball was subject to interference

PERFROMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS

• Mitchell report implicated 89 players in December 2007

• MLB enforcing lengthy suspensions

• Biogenisis clinic in Miami may implicate another 30 professional players

PERFROMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS

• Mitchell report implicated 89 players in December 2007

• MLB enforcing lengthy suspensions

• Biogenisis clinic in Miami may implicate another 30 professional players