Baseball is a sport that has millions of followers in the country. True diehard baseball fans don’t just watch the games, but they go out to their way to show how much they love the game. So, aside from simply watching the games, they take note of scores and stats, they know every player, they know the history of the game, and other things.
They also, take their love of the game to the next level. You will find everything baseball in their homes including posters, jerseys, balls, bats, caps, bubbleheads, magazines, etc.
You might even be involved in the sport yourself. If you are a baseball coach then you are doing a great thing teaching kids about the game and its rules. These helpful tips can be used by coaches in motivating and inspiring young kids to do well in the sport.
If you are a diehard baseball fan who has done all the things above, then you should now go out and visit baseball destinations that a true fan should see. Here are some baseball destinations that you should see in your lifetime.
The first destination is the well-known Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Here is the place where all the baseball greats and legends are forever paid homage to.
Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa is the location of the movie with the same title. ” If you build it, he will come” are the famous lines that baseball fans will remember. If you visit here, you will find everything looks just as it did in the movie.
Go to Miami Florida and visit the Bubblehead Museum which contains more than 7000 baseball bubbleheads. In this collection you have bubbleheads of players, coaches, mascots, broadcasters, and new figures are added all the time.
Monument Park in the Bronx should be on your bucket list too. This is located just past the center field fences where players of the New York Yankees including the famous Babe Ruth and Yogi Berra have helped shape what the game is today. You will find numbers, plaques, and information on players that have played there.
In the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory in Kentucky, baseball bats are made. There are also displays of baseball bats used by baseball greats like Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth here. The cool entrance is the home to the largest bat in the world which leans against the building.
As a baseball fan, you should visit all these places. And don’t forget to also include Fenway Park in Boston, Babe Ruth’s Gravesite in Hawthorne, NY, and Japan, where you will get to experience the energy and excitement of baseball fans first-hand as you watch a game here.