History of baseball (English Wikipedia)

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Belth, Alex (November 26, 2001). "Ending Baseball's Antitrust Exemption: What Would It Mean?". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved November 10, 2021. Baseball is the only major sport that has an exemption from antitrust law.

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Berman, Dave (February 21, 2018). "World's women's baseball elite coming to Viera for 12-team World Cup in August". Florida Today. Retrieved 2018-04-27.

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McNeal, Stan (March 3, 2006). "Your Guide to the '06 World Baseball Classic". Sporting News. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2009-02-03.

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"Minor League Baseball History". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
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Drellich, Evan (October 6, 2010). "Year of the Pitcher Extends to Postseason". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10. Gregory, Sean (November 2, 2010). "Giants Win World Series: Year of the Pitcher Ends with a Fitting Duel". Time. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

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Calcaterra, Craig (May 29, 2019). "Happy birthday to baseball's antitrust exemption". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2021. What is still in place, firmly, is Major League Baseball's ability to work to thwart competitors, if any ever arise, and its ability to carve out protected geographic territories for its clubs and anti-competitive contract rights for its clubs.

nytimes.com

"Baseball Officially Expands Playoff Format". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 2, 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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Shapiro, Michael (February 10, 2022). "Rob Manfred Announces MLB Will Implement Universal DH in 2022". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

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"Policy Debate: Should the antitrust exemption for baseball be eliminated?". www.swlearning.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.

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Dyreson, Mark; Mangan, J.A.; Park, Roberta J., eds. (2013-09-13). Mapping an Empire of American Sport (0 ed.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315872971. ISBN 978-1-317-98036-0.

telegraph.co.uk

"Save rounders! It's the only sport for people who hate sport". The Telegraph. April 6, 2018.
"Major League Baseball Told: Your Sport Is British, Not American". The Daily Telegraph. London. September 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-03.

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Drellich, Evan (October 6, 2010). "Year of the Pitcher Extends to Postseason". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10. Gregory, Sean (November 2, 2010). "Giants Win World Series: Year of the Pitcher Ends with a Fitting Duel". Time. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

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Wilson, Stephen (August 13, 2009). "Softball Again Misses the Cut for Olympic Games". Associated Press (USA Today). Retrieved 2009-08-13.

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McCauley, Janie (August 23, 2008). "MLB Wants Baseball Back in Olympics". The Washington Times. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-03.

wbsc.org

"Canada: Baseball participation, popularity rising across the nation". World Baseball Softball Confederation. October 12, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

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Mason, Chris (2009-03-02). "Cricket 'Was Invented in Belgium'". BBC News. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
Block (2005), pp. 58, 160, 300, 307, 310; Miller, Doug (August 2, 2005). "Pittsfield: Small City, Big Baseball Town". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on March 21, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
"The Doubleday myth is Cooperstown's gain: Pastoral village has become the heart of baseball folklore". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
"Policy Debate: Should the antitrust exemption for baseball be eliminated?". www.swlearning.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
"History of Little League". Little League. Archived from the original on 2007-05-14. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
Lesko, Jeneane (2005). "League History". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Players Association. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
Rader (2008), pp. 254, 271; Zimbalist (2007), pp. 195, 196; Verducci, Tom (May 29, 2012). "To Cheat or Not to Cheat". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
"Minor League Baseball History". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
Drellich, Evan (October 6, 2010). "Year of the Pitcher Extends to Postseason". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10. Gregory, Sean (November 2, 2010). "Giants Win World Series: Year of the Pitcher Ends with a Fitting Duel". Time. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
Speier, Alex (October 8, 2010). "Year of the Pitcher, or Year of the Umpire?". WEEI. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
Sheehan, Joe (March 2, 2012). "Additional Wild Cards Won't Solve Problems; They'll Compound Them". SI.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
"Canada: Baseball participation, popularity rising across the nation". World Baseball Softball Confederation. October 12, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
Mayo, Jonathan (January 28, 2009). "Perspective: Baseball in the Holy Land". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
"International Baseball Federation (Confederations/Member Federations)". International Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
McCauley, Janie (August 23, 2008). "MLB Wants Baseball Back in Olympics". The Washington Times. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
McNeal, Stan (March 3, 2006). "Your Guide to the '06 World Baseball Classic". Sporting News. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2009-02-03.

weei.com

Speier, Alex (October 8, 2010). "Year of the Pitcher, or Year of the Umpire?". WEEI. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

wikisource.org

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Block (2005), pp. 139, 140, 151, 164, 178, 179, et seq.; Hellier, Cathy. "Mr. Newbery's Little Pretty Pocket-Book". Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Retrieved 2008-04-12. See Wikisource edition of A Little Pretty Pocket-Book.

worldcat.org

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"Why cricket and America are made for each other". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
Kepner, Tyler (2022-10-06). "Baseball's Postseason Is Evolving, for Better or Worse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-09.