Since the 1700's baseball has been a staple of American culture. The word baseball is as synonymous with America as is apple pie. Since being dubbed the American national pastime, baseball has captivated American and international audiences for over a century.

The baseball season runs for about 6 months starting around the beginning of April and lasting until about the beginning of November. Spring training, which usually takes place in the mild climates of Florida or Arizona, takes place in February and March. Make sure to make it to your favorite team's next game. Vivid Seats has MLB tickets for all the league's games. This includes regular season tickets, playoffs tickets , and World Series tickets.

Originally from a game also featuring a bat and ball called Rounders, Baseball soon found its way into the hearts of Americans across the nation. In 1876 the National League was founded with only a few teams. 25 years later, the American league was founded and soon after, the first World Series was played in 1901. Originally baseball was all about the pitcher. These were not high scoring games, but then again a true baseball fan appreciates the patience of the sport and takes in all of the precious little details. Runs scored, while being a highlight of any game, are not its only indulgence.

The Major League Baseball association consists of 2 leagues, the National League that has 16 teams and the American League that has 14 teams. This discrepancy exists so that not all the teams are playing at the same time and so that there are rest days during the 162 game schedule of the regular season. The regular season is divided into home games in the team's city of origin, and away games, or games on the road. Teams have different uniforms for when they are the home team, versus when they are the away team. Originally, teams were asked to wear the same uniform during play, but this was not heavily enforced. Instead, teams would distinguish themselves just by wearing the same color stockings. i.e. the Cincinnati Red Stockings or the Chicago White Stockings. Eventually, of course, uniformed stockings turned into uniformed outfits. Teams now have not only a uniform team jersey, but they have uniforms for almost every occasion. Home game jerseys are mostly white with the team's home color in trim or pinstripe. Away game jerseys are mostly grey (due to the fact that in the older days, it was a lot harder to keep your clothes clean while you were on the road) also with the team's colors in trim. With the explosion of professional sports goods and paraphernalia into the marketplace, teams may also have a special uniform for Sunday games, batting practice and other special occasions including the all-star game. There are many rules for what can be printed on as well as other requirements for the Major League Baseball uniform including sleeve length, no corporate logos and no images of a baseball or anything depicting it, although this rule doesn't seem to be widely enforced.

The All-Star game is played in July and encompasses players from every team in the league. It is required that every team has a player in the all star All-Star game. In addition, the players in this game are mostly decided upon by the fans. Fans choose the eight players who take the field at the start of the game. The remaining players are chosen by the team manager, until recently, where the rules have changed to allow other players to also vote on who should be on the team. The team manager is the manager of the League Champions of the previous year. Vivid Seats has all your tickets to the All-Star game . So, if you are looking for All-Star game tickets, Vivid Seats is your supplier.

Most fans would agree that the most exciting baseball is played in the post season when the stakes are raised. MLB playoff tickets are hard to come by, and for good reason. This is where the best teams show how badly they want to win. The playoffs consist of three rounds, the Division Series (where the division champions from each league face off), the Championship Series (where the final teams in each league battle for the league title), and the World Series (where the league champions fight for the world title). Although tickets to the World Series or any other playoff game tickets might be difficult to find, Vivid seats always has an inventory of the best baseball tickets available.

Ever wonder why you can be in Las Vegas, but not watch a Los Angeles Dodgers game Or live in St. Louis, but not watch a Chicago White Sox game It's because of old marketing rules protecting broadcasters rights to a local market, effectively creating a “blackout”. For instance, if a national broadcaster has the rights to show a certain teams games throughout the year, the local broadcaster overturns those rights. So if a huge broadcaster televises all the New York Yankees games to the entire country, and if the Yankees are playing the Detroit Tigers, at home in New York, then the local New York broadcasting station gets the rights to air the game, and everyone living in Detroit who would normally want to watch their team, would not be able to see it. These rules are archaic and very frustrating to fans across the country. So, the only guarantee of watching your favorite team is to go to the game! Let Vivid Seats get you baseball tickets for any game across North America.

Although the great American pastime evokes images of blue skies and hot dogs, there is an underside to the sport, with players and teams scarred by the use of steroids. While, in the past the MLB association maintained the most relaxed restrictions on steroid use and steroid testing, recent years have seen a significant change in the rules. Previously, players found using steroids were never even spoken about. These days, your first offence will result in a 50 game suspension, the second a suspension of 100 games, and if you are caught a third time, you are suspended forever from playing MLB, While the standards are high and tough, player still use performance-enhancing drugs. As a result, baseball will no longer be an Olympic sport starting in 2012.