Baseball: Who do you fancy in the USA’s national sport?

You know a baseball sport is high profile, highly popular and entertaining to watch when it’s officially the USA’s national sport. With the possible exception of boxing, no sport has also been the subject of more Hollywood movies than baseball and we don’t just mean those starring Kevin Costner!

Ever since it went pro sometime in the 1860s-70s, there have been stories and episodes from the world of baseball that have been written into American folklore. From the rotund Babe Ruth and the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ to the disgraced Black Sox to the hitting accomplishments of Marylin Monroe’s first husband Joe di Maggio to the more recent record-breaking home runs of superstars Alex Rodriguez, Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa and top-of-the-tree Barry Bonds.

In the USA baseball is played at the highest level in the MLB, which for the vast majority of the season is divided into two divisions: the National League (NL) and the American League (AL). These two Divisions are then subdivided into East, West and Central Divisions. The life of an MLB player is an exhausting one with players often being involved in three or four matches a week during the regular season and culminating in the post-season best-of-seven World Series, contested between the winners of the NL and the AL, the trophy allegedly so called because it was originally sponsored by the New York World newspaper.

Though on Betsson you can also bet on a few selected European leagues, let’s face it: it’s all about the MLB. On any given match you can bet on the winner, several handicaps, the total number of runs scored in the match and how any runs each of the two teams might score.

For those who are all real students of the game, you can secure odds throughout the season on who will go on to win the World Series. And for those who like to stay up late, there’s a treat for you with almost all MLB matches available on Live betting.