The objective of baseball is simple: score more runs than the opponent. To do that, one team bats and tries to run its players around the four bases, while the other plays defense to stop them by recording outs.
Two goals depending on the role
When your team bats, the goal is to put runners on base and drive them home. When it plays defense, the goal is the opposite: get three outs as fast as possible to cut off the attack and get back to hitting.
Why it all revolves around the bases
The four bases form a diamond 90 feet (27.4 m) per side. Advancing from one to the next is progress; returning home is scoring. Every strategy — steals, bunts, lineups — exists to move runners around that circuit or to stop it.
Preguntas frecuentes
Is the goal to hit home runs?
Not necessarily. The home run is a spectacular way to score, but many runs come from singles, steals and smart strategy.
How does a team defend its goal?
By recording outs: striking batters out, catching fly balls and forcing runners at the bases.
