From Fenway to Candlestick, baseball has become a part of American folklore. It is the people’s summer sport, dividing families but uniting communities, and MLB betting offers a fascinating insight into north American sports.

Basketball rivalries are as brutal as they come across the pond, and MLB betting tips are as often about the heart as they are the head.

Though the game is not high on the list of most popular sports in the UK, the fact is that baseball retains a massive North American following.

Get this: last year, more people watched a live Major League Baseball (MLB) game than watched matches in England’s Premier League, Germany’s Bundesliga, Spain’s La Liga and Italy’s Serie A put together.

In the UK, baseball betting is in its infancy, but the opportunities to bet on baseball via the internet, where a number of online bookmakers offer prices every one of the 2,340 MLB regular season games, continues to grow.