Published: May 6, 2014 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Beep Baseball
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There are over 30 officially registered teams, according to the National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA)
The beeping ball used to play the sport was created in 1964 by Charles Fairbanks.
The game is only 6 innings long, not 9 like the traditional game of baseball, but can go in to extra innings if need be.
There have been only 5 documented cases of a hit ball being caught in the air during a game.
Runs are scored by the player making it to the base before the ball is fielded.
The pitcher and catcher are both sighted individuals.
Rather than 9 men on the field, there are 6 players.
The World Series for Beep Baseball is in Rochester, Minnesota for 2014, but it’s been hosted in Houston, Indianapolis, Chicago and even Denver, Colorado.
There are over 20 players in the NBBA Hall of Fame, dating back to 1999.
A defensive player does not throw the ball to another player to record an out. Outs are earned by fielding the ball before the runner reaches the base.
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