Despite the name, the World Series is still a North American event. But it’s easy to argue that professional baseball in North America has become a truly international game. The opening day rosters back in April featured 275 foreign-born players from 21 different countries and territories. That accounted for nearly 30% of all major leaguers. Host Marco Werman has more.
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