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Originally Posted by r0nster
they tried in Israel twice .... the 2nd time it nearly caught on and only lasted a year or two. The far east and the western hemisphere as well as Austrailia baseball is huge. European football (soccer) is HUGE there and they love hockey as well. They are beginning to accept American football but baseball doesn't get the attention like it does in the accepted areas of the world.
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I have to be honest I lived in Australia for quite some time and no one plays baseball around there. Aussie Rules is the by far the most popular sport there along with rugby, futbol and cricket. Basketball is just starting to pick up there lately but baseball is a long way off from being popular. I know MLB has a youth academy out there but I can't think of one time where I saw a baseball field out there.