Who invented baseball?
The Origin of Baseball According to years of research by American experts, baseball originated from English cricket (also called Rounder). 1839, the United States organized the first game very similar to modern baseball. 1845, Alexander Joy Cartwright, an American, formulated the first baseball competition rule in history in order to unify the name and play style. The designated venue pattern and size are still in use today, and the name baseball has been officially adopted. Most of the rules and regulations are still in use today, and so is the name baseball. So modern baseball originated in England and developed in America. 1839, the first baseball game was held in Gupas Town, new york, USA. From 65438 to 0860, professional baseball players began to appear in America. 187 1 year, the United States established the National Organization of Professional Baseball Players. 1876, the organization was renamed "National Baseball League". 188 1 year, another national professional baseball organization was established, which was later the American professional baseball league. 1884, the two organizations held the championship for the first time, that is, the "World Baseball Championship". After that, 19 10 was the then US President William? Howard. William howard taft officially approved baseball as the "national game" of the United States. Baseball was introduced to Japan from America on 1873. The Japanese professional baseball team was founded in 1934. After World War II, baseball developed rapidly in European countries. Now baseball has been played in more than 100 countries and regions on five continents. 1937, the World Baseball Association was founded in the United States, and later renamed the International Baseball Federation, which is the highest leading organization of amateur baseball in the world. Its headquarters is in the United States, and its member countries (or regions) have increased from more than 50 in the 1970s to 1 13 at present. 1978 The International Baseball Federation is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. 1994. China Baseball Association joined the International Baseball Federation in March 198 1 and the Asian Baseball Federation in June 1985.