I love to play softball, which is a variant of baseball played with a larger ball with a smaller field.
I always wondered why there were two different sports so similar.
It was actually invented in 1887 in Chicago as an indoor game.
Oh that make sense. I definitely don't see it as an indoor sport.
It got the name "softball" in 1926 because the ball used to be soft.
Oh so the ball was different! Interesting that they decided to change that.
Yeah, women's fast pitch softball was an Olympic sport for 1996 Summer Olympics. It will be back for 2020 Games!
That's exciting. I'll have to make sure to watch it!