Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams, each consisting of nine players. The game takes place on a diamond-shaped field with four bases: first base, second base, third base, and home plate. The objective is to score runs by hitting a pitched ball and running around the bases to return to home plate. The game is divided into nine innings, with each team taking turns to bat and field. A team scores a run when a player successfully reaches home plate after touching all four bases. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the professional league in the United States, featuring teams like the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.