| A General structured Baseball is played between | | | | of the diamond form the start of the foul lines, |
| two teams of nine players each on a baseball | | | | which make bigger straight, and form the |
| field, usually under the authority of one or more | | | | boundary in the outfield as well. Numbered |
| officials, called umpires. There are usually four | | | | counter-clockwise, first, second and third bases |
| umpires in major league games; up to six may | | | | are 15-inch (38 cm) squares, which stick up from |
| manage depending on the league and the | | | | the ground; together with home base, the fourth |
| importance of the game. The field is divided into | | | | base, they form a square with sides of 90 feet |
| two main sections: the infield contains the four | | | | (27.4 meters) called the diamond. Home base is a |
| bases, and beyond two adjacent sides of the | | | | pentagonal plate, known as home plate. |
| diamond there is an outfield. The other two sides | | | | |