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There's nothing quite like the sound of a perfect home run, when a batter makes that magical connection to send the ball flying towards the stands.

It's one of the exciting reasons why Major League Baseball has become so popular around the whole world, far beyond the borders of the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump appointed on Dec. 11 Dr. Mehmet Öz to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition alongside nearly 30 other individuals for two-year terms. 

Öz is being appointed alongside former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, and likely baseball hall-of-famer Johnny Damon.

The most valuable team in the world might not be the one you think it is. It is not Manchester United or Real Madrid. According to the latest Forbes list, a US grid iron “football” team, the Dallas Cowboys are ranked as the most expensive sports team in the world for a second year in a row as they are worth $4.2 billion.

Spain may have been embarrassingly dethroned as World Cup holders, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are still champions at making money after they were named as the world's two richest sports franchises.