Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and East Asia. The modern game was developed in the United States from early bat-and-ball games played in Britain, and it has become the national sport of the United States. It is a ball game in which a pitcher throws (pitches) a hard, fist-sized ball past the hitting area of a batter. The batter attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical bat made of wood (required in professional baseball or metal A team scores only when batting, by advancing counter-clockwise past a series of four markers called bases arranged at the corners of a diamond. Each base is 90 feet from the previous base. Baseball is sometimes called hardball to differentiate it from similar games such as softball.

Amateur Baseball Umpire Association - An umpire information center. Umpire associations, umpire equipment, umpire rules; a resource center for umpires to find and share information.
Meta Description: [ The information center for amateur baseball umpires. ]
American Amateur Baseball Congress - Coordinates play among US leagues in seven age brackets, from sub-teens through adults. Includes rules, tournament dates, and list of regions and age divisions.
American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) - A nonprofit organization having more than 5,000 members, including coaches from every state in the country and over 200 international members.
American Federation of Umpires(AFU) - Group of baseball and softball umpires who share the common goal of consistent improvement in their officiating skills and knowledge of the game. Features clinics, a newsletter, and various resources.
Meta Description: [ Description of the American Federation of Umpires and its services, baseball softball dynamics, links, baseball rules. ]
Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association - Organization of former players. Features information, history, and news of the organization's activities.
The United States Amateur Baseball Association. - The USABA is here for the promotion and development of the players and fans in youth baseball pastseason tournament competitions at state, regional, and national level.
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