Baseball has gained in popularity around Vietnam as it finds favour among many high-school students in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh city.
Baseball was initially brought closer to young Vietnamese via foreign films and comic booksMany young Vietnamese people take an interest in the sport and form teams to strike out for funThe Ha Noi Young Baseball Club, established in 2008, draws the participation of students from many local schoolsA local team practices at the Phu Tho Indoor Sport Stadium in Ho Chi Minh cityA team of Vietnamese baseballers compete for the first time at the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Indonesia in 2011
