By: Isela Gonzalez
Baseball originated from America, as a combination of the game of cricket and rounders. Although baseball has been around since 1838, the official game as we know today began in New York. Thirty young men established and played this game regularly as a part of the New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club. Baseball became more popular after the Civil War because cricket was not an option to play anymore as it required nice grounds. During the American Civil War, this was nearly impossible to find so people played baseball as it could be played anywhere. The first team established in America was the Cincinnati Red Stockings during the year 1869. But a year later, the team moved to Boston, where now they would be called the Boston Red Stockings. Their manager, along with another 8 teams from Chicago officially made the National Association of Professional Baseball Players. The year of 2016 brings many new exciting things for the MLB. Many people have made predictions about his new year. One of the most popular ones is that the Baseball Writer’s Association of America will elect 3 Hall of Famers. One of the players elected, Griffey, will be the first to be unanimously elected. Another historical thing that will happen in 2016, is that the MLB will have its first true African player. His name is Gift Ngoepe who was raised in South Africa, but slowly is climbing up the ranks for the Pirates. Overall, this new year of baseball is going to bring new exciting achievemnets and a chance to make history!
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