Major League Baseball Is Back

All 30 MLB teams playing on Opening Day April 1 (no foolin') – 15 games on one day. Learn more in this America Counts story.

America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers Major League Baseball Is Back "During the late 19th and 20th centuries, baseball was the most widely played sport in the United States, earning the title 'America's pastime'… The story of baseball and the story of our nation are intertwined." — National Archives The story continues this year when all 30 Major League Baseball teams play on Opening Day April 1. Read More MLB has 29 teams spread across 25 metro areas in the United States and one in Canada. Four metros have two teams each:  the three largest — New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago — and No. 12 San Francisco. Of the nation's 21 largest metros, all but one has an MLB team: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area, just east of Los Angeles, with a population of 4.7 million. Continue reading to learn more about: Fun facts about team names and locales Fun facts about baseball metros Help us spread the word about America Counts. Share this story on social media or forward it to a friend. Share This You May Be Interested Children in Poverty Less Likely to Participate in Sports, Gifted Programs: New U.S. Census Bureau survey highlights the impact that poverty has on school-aged children's involvement in extracurricular activities. Learn More About America Counts America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new inviting way. It features stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, economy, emergency preparedness, health, population, income and poverty. Contact our Public Information Office for media inquiries or interviews. Don't miss an America Counts story! Subscribe here.

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