The sport that evokes more nostalgia among Americans than any other is baseball. Today, professional baseball attracts millions of spectators to ballparks each year and entertains millions more through radio and television broadcasts. Professional baseball includes the major leagues and the minor leagues . Amateur baseball includes Little League , high school and university competition , and various community leagues. American soldiers brought baseball to Japan, where it is widely played.
Baseball is also popular in Cuba and other Caribbean nations.
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