10 Interesting Fact About Baseball

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• Baseball is a sport that is quite popular in Indonesia even though it is not as popular as football.
• Baseball was first introduced in Indonesia in the 1920s by Japanese immigrants.
• The first baseball league in Indonesia was founded in 1951 under the name of the Indonesian Baseball Association.
• Baseball Indonesian national team has participated in several international championships such as the Asian Baseball Championship and SEA Games.
• Baseball courts in Indonesia usually have a smaller size than baseball court abroad due to land limited.
• Some baseball clubs in Indonesia have unique names such as Jakarta Red Sox and Bandung Black Panthers.
• Baseball in Indonesia is not only played by men but also by women.
• Besides in Jakarta, Baseball is also quite popular in areas such as Bandung, Bali and Surabaya.
• Baseball in Indonesia is also a place to strengthen relations between Indonesia and Japan.
• Some Indonesians have achieved achievements in the international baseball world such as Tintin Marova and Suryadi Suhardi.