Prior to 1857, baseball games were an indeterminate number of innings. After a 16-inning tie in 1856, Knickerbocker club committee representatives voted to introduce two rules still in use today – nine innings and nine team members. Visit Baseball Canada’s website to learn how and when baseball will be returning to your community.  

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