Tag:sport=baseball
 sport = baseball
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A bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players on a field (pitch or stadium) each who take turns batting and fielding. 
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Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each who take turns batting and fielding.
How to map
Since sport=baseball is a non-physical tag it should be combined with other (physical) tags, eg:
leisure=pitch- An area designed for practising sport, normally designated with appropriate markings.leisure=practice_pitch- A small place set up for practicing a given sport, but not appropriate for a full game.leisure=sports_centre- A sports centre is a distinct facility where multiple sports take place within an enclosed area.leisure=stadium- A major sports facility with substantial tiered seating.shop=sports- A shop selling sports equipment and clothing.club=sport- A club for the purpose of playing or supporting one or more sports.
How to Map Baseball Fields
When mapping baseball fields (pitches), it is recommended that the entire playing field should be mapped not just the infield.
When there is a fence surrounding the field, the mapping for the field should match the fence.
However, many baseball fields are shared with other sports, and don't have a fence designating the exact boundary of the outfield. Without a fence, the actual size of the field is ambiguous.
For fields without fences, map a pie shaped area where the end of the outfield is approximately 2 times to 4 times the length of the infield diamond.
Also, making things difficult is that baseball fields used by small children have much smaller outfields compared to full sized fields used by adults. Adult fields have the fence located approximately 4 times the length between bases, softball fields are approximately 3 times the length, and children's fields are about 2 times the length between bases.
Tags to use in combination
name=*- The name of the pitch / sports centre / stadium etc.operator=*- The name of the company, person or other entity operating a feature.access=*- Provides information if playing here is publicly available.opening_hours=*- Describes when a feature is open or closed in a standard format.surface=*- Describes the surface of a pitch.lit=*- Indicates whether a pitch is lit.indoor=yes/no- If the pitch is inside some building or not.
See also
sport=softball- A bat-and-ball sport, similar to baseball, but played on a smaller field.sport=cricket- A bat-and-ball sport contested by two teams of eleven players, played on a circular or oval-shaped, grassy field.baseball=*- Defines the type of baseball that is played on the field.
Related sports
Related sports may be played on the same or similar fields. The vast majority of the population of the world are unaware of the differences between them, so generalizing to baseball is reasonable. Softball, Slo-pitch and Tee-Ball may be tagged as baseball or as a sub-category of sport=baseball, so using several tags as follows:
Pictogram Example
Photo Examples
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Baseball Swing -
Baltimore Orioles player Adam Jones with a broken bat after swinging at a pitch in 2008. -
Baseball Outfielder, 2004 -
Douliou Baseball Stadium -
A baseball game through a mesh screen -
A baseball game -
Korean dugout during a dramatic game with Japan at the 2006 Intercontinental Cup in Taichung, Taiwan on November 11, 2006 -
A baseball field drawn roughly to scale -
A baseball. -
Baseball Catcher
