All-American Girls Professional Baseball League plate, closer even than in regulation softball and much closer than the baseball distance of 60 feet, 6 inches. Pitchers threw underhand windmill, like in softball, and the distance between bases was 65 feet, five feet longer than in softball but 25 feet shorter than in baseball. Major similarities between the AAGPBL and baseball included nine player teams and the use of a pitcher's mound (softball pitchers throw from flat ground). By 1948 the ball had shrunk to 10 3/8 inches, overhand pitching was allowed, and the mound was moved back to 50 feet. Over the history of the league,
Major League Baseball on cable television 1, which launched on August 17, 2013., Sources also said it was possible that Fox would sell some League Division Series games to MLB Network. On October 2, 2012, the new deal between Major League Baseball and Fox was officially confirmed. The following table shows viewership for regular season. Major League Baseball on cable television Major League Baseball has been covered on cable television since the 1960s. On July 17, , a game out of Los Angeles between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers contest became the first Pay TV baseball game. Subscription television offered the "cablecast" to subscribers