Baseball betting is simple but not many people in the UK realise how much fun the game is to watch. People in the US meanwhile, are crazy about this high energy, high concentration game of skill, accuracy and strength but over here there's less of a buzz about this classic sport.

Like basketball, baseball has been classed as an Olympic sport since the early 90s and some people even recognise it as the National sport of the United States, with several prominent presidents having said they loved the game. Interestingly, while baseball is incredibly American, some people trace the history or roots of the game back to a French game called La Soule or to the English game (with similar rules) called Rounders.

A baseball park (or ballpark) is also unusual because while the infield always has to be a set size the outs (or outfield) can be anything in excess of 325 feet from the home plate. That means some ballparks are huge while others are relatively small. In professional baseball, ballparks such as MLB Fields also occasionally use artificial Astroturf instead of lawns as the ballpark surface.

There's a huge industry based around the game in the US these days and you're probably familiar with the baseball caps, have heard about collectible baseball cards and are familiar with the fact that baseball is a part of US national identity. It's a game worth playing, watching on TV and going and seeing at stadiums! It's also worth placing a bet on. You can place bets on World Series Games, the American League games and the MLB National League.