what nation produces more major league baseball players per capita than any other on earth?
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Dominican Republic\n\nBaseball is most popular in the Americas and East Asia (although in South America only in the extreme northern portion). In Japan, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Canada, South Korea, and Taiwan, it is one of the most popular sports. The United States is the birthplace of baseball, and there it has long been regarded as more than just a "major sport" - it has been considered, for decades, the national pastime and Major League Baseball has been given a unique monopoly status by the United States Congress. Although four most popular sports in North America are ball games — baseball, basketball, soccer and football.
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Only Major League Baseball teams can partake of The World Series.\n\nCurrently that would be AMERICA and canada
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New York Yankees clearly.\n\nThey have won the most championships (in the whole MLB,) and plus, they have won the AL East title for the last 9 years. Beat that, Red Sox, Orioles, Blue Jays, and Devil Rays!
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Major League Baseball has a franchise in Houston - The Astros.  They play in the National League.
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I would say Brazil because they are not tied to the hip and dependent on the US economy. It is also interesting that Brazil seeks to build up diverse sectors of industry unlike many other raw material rich nations.
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New York isn't the only state with 2 teams.  As so many people have pointed out, Ohio has the Indians and the Reds, Illinois has the Cubs and the White Sox, Texas has the Rangers and the Astros, Florida has the Marlins and the Devil Rays, Missouri has the Cardinals and the Royals, Pennsylvania has the Phillies and the Pirates, California's got 5 teams in the A's, Giants, Dodgers, Angels, and Padres, and a case could be made for the Washington D.C./Maryland area having two teams in the Nationals and the Orioles.\n\nIf you're talking about the city of New York, they're not the only city to have two teams either.  The Cubs and the White Sox both play in Chicago, and even Los Angeles has two teams (can anyone forget the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?), although the Angels play down the I-5 in a completely different county.\n\nAnd wait, I'm still not done.  The Yankees have been throwing money at players for years and yet they haven't won a World Series since 2000 when they beat the Mets.\n\nDude, check your facts before you start shooting your mouth off.
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Players from all over the world play in the US
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the new york yankees have to be the most popular / famous baseball team in the world followed by the LA Dodgers. With the number of top players and world series appearances and being in the two largest media markets, I can't imagine how any other team would be better known around the world.
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California by far has the most, with 86,846 as of the beginning of this year. Texas follows after with 44,336. However, Alaska has the highest per capita with 4,219 or 0.64%, followed by Oregon with 17,160 at 0.47%. California ranks 12th per capita at 0.24%.
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Japan.\n\nNah..just kidding.  The US, we export it...lol.
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If you meant "payer" - then I'd say George Steinbrenner.  The NY Yankees have the highest salary of any professional sports team.\n\nIf you meant "player" - then I'd say Bo Jackson.  He excelled in two sports - baseball and football.  Unfortunately, his career was cut short by a hip injury sustained while running a sweep as a RB for the Raiders.
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Only the US and possibly Canada interms of cities that might be involved but the players are quite often from all over the world.\n\nFor example last years world series champs Chicago Whitesox have players&#92;coaches from 7 different countries.
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Just like everyone else said, but I am providing sources and statistics.\n\nAs far as land mass goes, Russia is the biggest country in the world, at over 6 million square miles, making almost it twice as big as the second largest, which is Canada at 3.8 million square miles.  The US, interestingly enough, is a close third, with 3.7 million sq mi.  China and Brazil round out the top five.\n\n\nAs everyone knows, China is the most populated, with 1.2 billion people.  Second is India with 1.08 billion, and in third, waaaayy behind the other two, is the US with 295 million.  Indonesia and Brazil round out that top five.
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Every country have their sports that they love.  I'm a New Zealander and I love rugby and cricket.  Baseball is America's favourite past time so why deny any country that privilege.
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Baseball has its origins from Cricket. Baseball was infact first belived to be played in Boston outside a regular cricket grounds. While the lucky few who managed to get into the cricket team played cricket, those who could not invented this new game and played it outside the cricket grounds.\n\nI would tend to say that cricket is the more popular game worldwide. However, in the United States Baseball is probably the most popular game along with American Football.
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Canada is represented.\n\nCollege baseball is divided into many different conferences.  The teams typically play just within their conference.  You don't see many teams from Miami playing teams from Oregon.  But when the college world series comes around, you get the best teams playing, no matter which conference.  \n\nThere are other college teams in other countries that may or may not be better than the teams that play in the series, but they're not part of the same baseball league.  \n\nHope this helps.
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The reason they are called world champions, is that these leagues hold the highest standards of talent in the world. Athletes from all over the world aspire to play in Major League Baseball for example. Look at the cultural diversity that makes up the populations of these leagues, and the guys that play in them have hero status' back in there own countries.