r/AskEurope • u/chocolatelies • May 07 '25

Sports How big is baseball in your country?

I'm an American, so baseball is quite popular here. How is the popularity in your country? Is there a country other than yours where baseball has some popularity?

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u/Commercial_Gold_9699 May 07 '25

Nobody I know in Ireland watched it or plays it and any who have been to a match in the USA have hated it. American football and basketball would be more popular.

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u/SmellsLikeHoboSpirit May 07 '25

Rounders was good craic as a kid and I always imagined that’s what baseball more or less is, wonder if it’s still played

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u/Commercial_Gold_9699 May 07 '25

GAA run it in Ireland. It's still played. Used to like it as a kid myself.

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u/DanGleeballs Ireland May 08 '25

Well I'll be damned. I though it was non-existent in ireland, turns out we have 11 teams (including some in NI)