Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams, typically consisting of nine players each. The game is played on a field with a diamond-shaped layout, featuring four bases arranged in a square. The objective of the game is to score runs by hitting a pitched ball with a bat and then running around the bases to reach home plate. The game is divided into innings, with one team batting and the other team fielding and attempting to prevent runs by getting batters out through various methods, such as striking them out, catching batted balls in the air, or forcing them out at a base. The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins. Baseball is known for its strategic elements, including pitcher-batter matchups and defensive positioning, and is often referred to as “America’s pastime,” reflecting its cultural significance in the United States.
The Tokyo Dome will host an eagerly anticipated opening game featuring two standout pitchers: The Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto and The Cubs' Shota Imanaga. Yamamoto, aged 26, recovered from a shaky…