Baseball is one of the most popular games around the world, and one of the favorite sports here in the United States. It is also played in Japan and Latin America. The game of baseball is played between two teams of nine players each one. In the United States is where the baseball grows as a professional sport the most because it has a lot of popularity. However, baseball has a lot of ways to show that it is associated with math and I will show some of them on this paper.
The game of baseball is played on a field with different proportions. A baseball field has two areas that are called the infield and the outfield. The infield is a square with 90 feet on each side. In each corner is located a base which are called first, second, third and home plate, in addition are run counterclockwise. The farthest corner from the outfield fence is the home plate. Also it is from where is measured the dimensions of the outfield. The distance depends of the shape of the field. The measures of these fences are usually from 315 feet to 420 feet.
This game is played for nine innings, and each team alternate between the field and at bat, the visitor's team hits first. The infielders are called first baseman, second baseman, third baseman and shortstop and all are located near their respective base in two sides of the square between first, second and third. The pitcher stands over the pitcher mound on a rubber that is 60 feet and 6 inches away from the home plate, towards second base. The catcher is located squad behind the plate. The outfielders are left fielder, center and right fielder they cover some section of the outfield. Every hitter tries to hit the pitcher's deliveries. In addition the pitcher make an effort in changing the speed and location of the pitches inside the strike zone, which is the spot over the home plate and goes from the hitter's knee to his elbows. A baseball is made of three layers of cork and rubber, woolen yarn, and leather.
