Trips to the ballpark are cemented in many Americans' memories, but the game of baseball has also periodically acted as a time capsule of the past century.
Have a few hours to kill? Watch these Nolan Ryan videos and re-live the career of one of the greatest pitchers to ever play the game. Ryan won over 300 games and holds career records for strikeouts and no-hitters
George Springer homered for the fourth consecutive game and the Houston Astros easily beat the Dodgers, 5-1, in Game 7 of the World Series in Los Angeles.
Baseball is testing out a series of new rules in an effort to speed up the game. They're trying them out in some off-season minor league games...and if they work out, they could be instituted at the major league level.
Ever since Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon, several Major League Baseball stadiums have been showing their support by playing Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" leading into the bottom of the eighth inning. Well, Neil's been Tweeting his thanks to several teams for doing it. Read all about it on the next page!
Baseball season kicked off with a few games Thursday, and a lot more games this weekend. Now that the administrative stuff is out of the way, let's talk about what's REALLY important: Eating hot dogs at those games! Read more on the next page!