How Has Baseball Succeeded In Its Globalization

Baseball has, and always be our nations favorite pastime. Abner Doubleday is accredited with the creation of baseball in 1939 in Cooperstown, New York, and since the game made its way into the public eye it has gotten bigger and bigger. Baseball grew into a national phenomenon and created national, legendary heroes of the game such as Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, and Ted Williams. Baseball has been cemented into the American culture, and had been dubbed “America’s game,” and also “America’s best kept secret.” I say this because once the game went global it was no longer “America’s game.” It became an international phenomenon, adored by billions around the world. The game has made its way to all corners of the world, and now there are professional leagues in not only North America, but Asia, Europe, Australia, and South America. So isn’t this a great thing for competitive sports? Absolutely. Sports are the purest form of competition, and can offer society endless benefits. Has baseball succeeded in its globalization? Absolutely. The game

Anyone can get a UCL injury from repetitive stress to the elbow or from trauma. But throwers have the highest risk. That's because throwing motions that twist and bend the elbow put extreme stress on the ligament. Over time, the UCL can develop tiny or large tears. The ligament stretches and lengthens to the point where it can't hold the bones tightly enough during throwing activities. (WebMD) When these injuries develop in baseball players, in order to assure that they are playing to their full ability a medical procedure is necessary. The procedure calls for a ligament replacement in the elbow which the injury has occurred. The first time this procedure had been done was in 1974, by a man named Dr. Frank Jobe, and it was performed on Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, Tommy John, who experienced a complete tear of the UCL