I am a fan of baseball are you?
Not at all, all I know about baseball is that it's a bat and ball game.
That is what i used to think to but it is a great family night event.
I know that people run through plates to score points correct?
that is correct if they can get from home plate to first, second and third and then back to home plate without getting taken out by the other team chasing them with the ball.
I also read somewhere online that they switch between two positions? One batting and one fielding? it's a pretty interesting sport to say the least. 
Yes it is, great fun; my family loves to go and watch them in the summer!!
I wish my family was still alive, they all died in a fire last year.