When Does Baseball Start This Year?

It’s time to start thinking about baseball season! When does baseball start this year? Here’s everything you need to know.

Introduction

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team (the batting team) take turns hitting while their teammates try to score runs by touching the bases. The team with the most runs after nine innings (a regulation game) wins.

The History of Baseball

Baseball has been around for over two hundred years and is America’s favorite pastime. The game is believed to have started in the mid 1800s with variations being played by different regions. It wasn’t until the late 1800s when the game was standardized and the first professional league was formed.

The Early Years

The game of baseball has a long and storied history. It is thought to have originated in England as a game called “rounders,” which was brought to the United States by British immigrants in the early 1800s. The first recorded game of baseball in America took place in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1846.

The game quickly began to gain popularity, and by the 1860s, there were dozens of professional and semi-professional teams across the country. The first professional team was formed in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1869, and the first professional league, the National League, was founded in 1876.

Baseball continued to grow in popularity throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By the 1920s, it was the most popular sport in America. The first World Series was played in 1903, and it quickly became one of the most anticipated annual events in sports.

The Modern Era

The modern era of baseball can be traced back to 1869, when the game began to take on its modern form. Baseball had been around in some form or other since the early 1800s, but it wasn’t until 1869 that the game started to take on the form we would recognize today. The first professional baseball league, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, was formed in 1871. The National League, the first professional baseball league with players who were paid to play baseball, was formed in 1876. Baseball has been a part of American culture ever since.

The Start of the Season

Baseball season is just around the corner! The professional season starts on March 28th this year. This is when all of the teams come together and start to play against each other. The regular season consists of each team playing 162 games. This is a lot of baseball!

Spring Training

Spring training is underway and the regular season is just around the corner. This year, Major League Baseball will begin on Thursday, March 28th.

The first game of the season will be between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics, with the Mariners hosting at their home ballpark, T-Mobile Park. The Mariners are coming off a disappointing season in 2018, finishing 3rd in the AL West with a record of 89-73. The Athletics, on the other hand, had a breakout year, winning 97 games and narrowly missing out on the division title (finished 2nd, behind Houston).

This will be an interesting matchup to start the season, as both teams will be looking to build on last year’s successes (or failures). Be sure to tune in!

Opening Day

In baseball, Opening Day is the day when the regular season starts. It is usually the first day of the year that all teams in a particular league play their first game. For example, in Major League Baseball (MLB), Opening Day for the 2019 season was March 28.

Opening Day is a holiday for many baseball fans. Some fans even plan their vacations around it so they can attend games at different stadiums.

Many MLB teams have special events and promotions on Opening Day, such as giving away team calendars or souvenir hats to the first 10,000 fans in attendance.

Conclusion

The regular baseball season will begin on April 1st this year. However, there are a few exhibition games that will be played before that. For example, the Boston Red Sox will play two exhibition games against the Toronto Blue Jays on March 28th and 29th. So if you’re a fan of baseball, make sure to mark those dates down in your calendar!