The United States has not ever embraced a sport quite like it did with the sport that we know today as "America's Pastime." Today, baseball is a widely popular sport around the world. In fact, Major League Baseball is seeing more and more players from Japan, the Caribbean Islands, and South America. The competition to make it pro in the sport is like no other, and the risks along the way become greater and greater. Standing in the batter's box with a ball traveling at over 95 mph right by you calls for a great deal of risk. ...