Pesäpallo a.k.a Finnish baseball

[pesisboy]

Do you have time to discuss Finland's national sport, pesäpallo?

For the first time ever, a live broadcast of a pesäpallo games will be broadcast in English on YouTube.

On Sunday, August 4, at 1:00 p.m., the pre-game stream will start and at 2:00 p.m. (local time Finland), the game will be streamed on the pesäpallo club Puna-Mustat YouTube channel
The channel is worth subscribing to because of the pre-game content.

Along with the game, Puna-Mustat has put together a good information package for English-speaking people interested in pesäpallo on the website In English | PuMu.

Let me mention here the top league, Superpesis, TikTok account and Instagram account where many Americans have fallen down the rabbit hole.

Here's a quick introduction to the rules of pesäpallo on YouTube

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[pesisboy]

MLB.com article about pesäpallo and game streaming in English.
Notice that the broadcast starts on August 4th at 13:00 (local time, UTC +3, EEST) with an hour-long pre-game tutorial in the studio, after which the game starts. The game starts at a slightly inconvenient time for the US, but it will be recorded on the YouTube channel @puna-mustathelsinki2665 where the live stream also comes from.
Puna-Mustat all player introductions can be found on the club's social media platforms.

 

[Albatros]

A solid top 30 sport in Finland.

 

[pesisboy]

The Superpesis Roundup blog has articles that discuss the main differences between pesäpallo and baseball. Reading the articles before the game makes it easier to understand what's going on in the game.
EDIT
The live stream is no longer available
Live stream:

https://youtube.com/live/Lnrbk6oUcJo?feature=share
YouTube:
Finnish baseball English game: Puna-Mustat - Hyvinkään Tahko | 4th of August 2024