Prolog: The New Era of Baseball
Year 2042. Major League Baseball in the United States was suffering from a strike. Players were demanding higher salaries and better conditions, but the owners were not willing to give in. The strike showed signs of becoming a long-term problem.
At this time, a new professional baseball league was launched. It was the Premier Baseball League (PBL). To recruit players, PBL established baseball academies in South America, Africa, China, India, and Europe. In these academies, players could learn baseball skills and have the opportunity to become professional players.
PBL also provided a great opportunity for players from Asian countries. Players who had been excelling in Little League began to enter PBL through their respective professional leagues. They played brilliantly in PBL and prevented the dominance of Major League Baseball in the United States.
Countries that had been opposed to the fact that Major League Baseball was the only professional baseball league with the title of "World Series" began to excel in PBL. As a result, PBL became a baseball festival for the world, comparable to the FIFA World Cup.
PBL led the globalization of baseball. Baseball is no longer a sport that belongs to the United States, but a sport for the world. PBL is shining a bright light on the future of baseball.