BASEBALL ADD NAME OR TEXT HERE-MUG----Evolving from older bat-and-ball games, an early form of baseball was being played in England by the mid-eighteenth century. This game and the related rounders were brought by British and Irish immigrants to North America, where the modern version of baseball developed. By the late nineteenth century, baseball was widely recognised as the national sport of the United States-- YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE, NAME, TEAM OR PLAYER NUMBER CAN BE ADDED--DESIGN CAN BE MADE LARGER OR SMALLER---BACKGROUND COLOR CAN BE CHANGED-LETTERS ARE TEXTURED---MAKES A UNIQUE GIFT