fantasy baseball

Fantasy baseball is a game where participants act as general managers and field managers for a virtual baseball team. Players build their roster through a draft and trades, then set lineups to maximize statistical production. The outcomes of fantasy games are determined by the real-life statistics of actual baseball players, such as batting averages and home runs.123

The game has roots in earlier board games like APBA and Strat-o-matic, which used player statistics and dice rolls to simulate games. Rotisserie baseball, invented in 1980, further developed these concepts, with winners determined by accumulated statistics over a season. The advent of the internet allowed fantasy baseball to evolve into its current popular form, enabling widespread participation and data sharing.13