AMD 5 by Josh Crane

AMD 5 by Josh Crane

In die AMD 5, Ich habe Baseball in Deutschland gestudiern. I did not think this was a relavant topic, but I recently recieved a picture when my dad was in Raegensburg. My dad was sitting behind homeplate, watching a game of professional baseball in Germany. So I decided to check it out.

Where we have Major League Baseball, they have the Baseball-Bundesliga. The league has two divisions, and fifeteen in each division. Each team plays four games against each other team. The league started in 1982, being dominateed by the Mannheim Tornados. The sport has evolved since, and over 30,000 players can be found on the diamonds of Germany today.

However, this talent has been known to find its way overseas. Today, 13 Germans are playing in Major League Baseball. Jeff Baker is now with the Texas Rangers, and in his ninth year of playing third base. He is from Bad Kissingen. Edwin Jackson is in his 12^th year as a pitcher, currently with the cubs. He is just 30 years old, with a not-to-shabby ERA of 4.47.

As it turns out, German baseball is a competitive and growing environment.