Amazing America 250: Shared love of baseball keeps USA's pastime thriving
Published on March 24, 2026.
The first official game of baseball in the United States in 1846 was played in Hoboken, New Jersey. The sport's popularity spread after the Civil War, with numerous leagues emerging. In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball. The league now includes 30 teams, evenly divided between its two original leagues.
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