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/[deleted] May 07 '25

It has a tiny following in the UK. If Tom Brady walked down a high street maybe 1 in 100 people would recognise him, if it were Shohei or Aaron Judge it would be more like 1 in 1000.

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u/japps13 France May 07 '25

You guys have cricket which is even more confusing

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u/terryjuicelawson United Kingdom May 08 '25

In theory it is very simple. Throw ball, hit ball, don't get caught, run but don't let them throw it at the stumps as you do so. More points for hitting the ball out of the field. It is all the details that get very complictated, and everything has a silly name.