How is baseball played step by step?

Baseball is a complex sport with many rules and nuances, but I can give you a basic overview of how it’s played step by step:

1. Setup: Baseball is played on a field with four bases arranged in a diamond shape: first base, second base, third base, and home plate. The field also includes a pitcher’s mound, where the pitcher stands, and an outfield.
2. Innings: A game consists of nine innings, with each inning divided into two halves: the top half and the bottom half. The visiting team bats in the top half, and the home team bats in the bottom half.
3. Teams: Each team has nine players on the field at a time. The defensive team includes a pitcher, catcher, four infielders (first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, and third baseman), and three outfielders.
4. Pitching: The game begins with the pitcher throwing the ball from the pitcher’s mound to the catcher, who is positioned behind home plate. The pitcher’s goal is to throw the ball past the batter and into the catcher’s mitt.
5. Batting: The batter from the opposing team stands in the batter’s box, which is adjacent to home plate. The batter’s objective is to hit the pitched ball with a bat and safely reach base.
6. Base Running: When a batter hits the ball, they run counterclockwise around the bases in an attempt to reach home plate and score a run. Baserunners must touch each base in order and cannot pass other runners on the basepaths.
7. Scoring: A run is scored when a baserunner successfully touches all four bases and reaches home plate before the defensive team can record three outs.
8. Outs: There are several ways for the defensive team to record outs, including striking out the batter, catching a batted ball before it hits the ground, tagging a baserunner with the ball while they are not on a base, or forcing a baserunner out at a base.
9. Inning Changes: After three outs are recorded, the teams switch between offense and defense. The team that was on defense now becomes the offensive team, and vice versa. This continues until nine innings are completed.
10. Winning: The team with the most runs at the end of nine innings wins the game. If the game is tied at the end of nine innings, extra innings may be played until a winner is determined.

This is a simplified overview of how baseball is played, but it covers the basic elements of the game.