Baseball facts

New York Yankees. The World Series is the annual championship series of North American-based Major League Baseball (MLB), played since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion. The New York Yankees have won it 27 times, while the next team - St. Louis Cardinals - 11 times.

Milwaukee. Miller Park is a ballpark with a capacity of 41,900. Such a big baseball park would not be built in Europe. It features North America's only fan-shaped convertible roof, which can open and close in less than 10 minutes.

Henry Louis Gehrig. Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him his nickname "The Iron Horse." He was an All-Star seven consecutive time a Triple Crown winner once. Gehrig died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)