The saying “as American as baseball and apple pie” illustrates how connected baseball is with the idea of being an “American.” But how did baseball become the national pastime?
Was it an American invention or an import from our “melting pot” nation of immigrants? And if baseball is indeed an established game from another country, what are it’s true roots?
We’ll look at baseball’s origins on today’s episode of Rounders: A History of America’s game.
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