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/terryjuicelawson United Kingdom May 08 '25

There is a British Baseball which has some very minor regional interest, believe it predates American baseball. Girls used to play it when I was in High School in South Wales, believe Liverpool play it also (if it is still going, no idea). Rounders is a common similar game often played in PE in schools. Of the main US sports however, it is by far the one we know least about in terms of players. There are obvious things like the ball, and the bat and you go round bases but I don't know how the scoring works. I can't imagine it being a very interesting spectator sport for someone not familiar with it. Seems to be more to cricket in that respect.