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In the 1860s, aided by the Civil War, "New York"-style baseball expanded into a national game. Cincinnati Red Stockings were first team in the MLB.
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This year clubs could enforce contracts so players could not jump over to a higher offer until their contract was up. This led to set and stone teams. This all led to a more organized league that set up regularly scheduled games.
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The first world series was a best-of-nine series between the Boston Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates. The Boston Americans won five games to three.
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Branch Rickey looked for Negro players that he thought would be ideal to break the color barrier in baseball. He found Jackie Robinson.
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The move from east to west was among many teams, but the most notable one would be the move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles by the Dodgers.
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American beer, Budweiser partnered with Major League Baseball.
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Bryce Harper has small deals with these companies and Under Armour pays him cash and give him an equity stake in the business.
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The game of baseball at the pro level has changed alot. The game time also has. It has become a vey slow paced game. In the 1990's games were two to two and a half hours and now games are three to three and a half hours.
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The MLB can be available to audiences on the radio, and on TV. Some stations on TV include NESN and ESPN.
