Many more statistics are used in that calculation, but knowing these basics is a great introduction. Watch this space for advanced batting and fielding statistics to become an even bigger baseball ...

Until last night, I thought I understood baseball. My whole life I'd found it to be fundamentally simpler than fast-paced sports like basketball or hockey -- definitely simpler than football. But as I ...

Baseball is a game played between two teams of nine players each. The game is divided into nine innings, each divided into two halves. In the top half of the inning, the players of one team ...