The history of baseball in Canada dates back to the beginning of baseball in the United States. ... Along with the CFL, the Canadian Football League, which is also another popular sport in the Canada because a lot of former players in the NFL go to this league and it is also very entertaining. ... The media coverage has also declined regarding the population decreasing in baseball. ... In conclusion, baseball has been around in Canada for many years and there have been some ups and some downs but within the next twenty years there will be no more professional baseball there. The reasons are ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Pete Rose is incontrovertibly one of the greatest players in baseball's history. ... Baseball's capital crime, gambling, calls for baseball's capital punishment: banishment. ... Pete's Playing Days Pete Rose is one of the most decorated players of all time. ... In 1999 he was voted to baseball's All-Century team along with every one of the aforementioned players. ... Rose also received the award for Sporting News Player of the Decade in the 70's, and in 1978 signed the most lucrative contract in baseball's history (to that point) at $3.2 million for fou...

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• Grade Level: High School

Basketball and baseball players play a much longer season then do football. Baseball players play one hundred and sixty-two games that lasts more than five months long throughout the country. ... Salaries of baseball players slowly but steadily continued to rise during this time. ... Indeed, Babe Ruth was a great baseball player; however, he was a typical overpaid athlete with an attitude that foreshadowed many to come in the future. ... In 1994, baseball went on s...

• Word Count: 1968
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

He was able to redefine the game he loved, baseball. ... Brother Matthias helped George Jr. develop as a baseball player. ... Upon arrival, one of the players remarked, "Well, here's Jacks newest Babe." The rest of the players also started referring to him as "Babe" and the name stuck(Family of Babe Ruth and Babe Ruth League Inc.). ... Many consider the "Babe" to be the greatest baseball player who ever lived. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The New York Yankees are without dispute the most successful franchise in baseball history. ... Baseball's greatest players have played proudly wearing the pinstripes. ... It is the players (past and present) and the stories about these players that make the Yankees the team that they are. ... Yankee Stadium is, to many, the centerpiece of baseball history. ... Visiting Yankee Stadium is a must-experience for any baseball fan. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It wasn't just the fans and the media booing Robinson it was also his teammates and other players. ... In September 1949, Jackie was named most valuable player of the National League. ... They also honored Jackie by removing his jersey number (forty-two) from any other player's jersey. ... Jackie Robinson will always be in some people's eyes the Most Valuable Player in the game of baseball. ... Because of Jack Roosevelt Robinson there are now black coaches, managers, and players. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Those who are familiar with professional baseball are most likely aware that Derek Jeter is the captain and leader of the New York Yankees. ... Derek would use all the negative criticism as a motivational tool to become a better player. ... In 1994, Derek was named the Minor League Baseball Player of the year and by 1996 was playing shortstop for the most prestigious franchise in baseball, the New York Yankees (Jockbio, 2011). ... A 10x All-Star and a baseball her on two continents; Ichiro said that Derek influenced him and that he looked up to him as well. ... He protects the other players t...

• Word Count: 1289
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School