Baseball is a bat and ball game played between two nine-player teams who alternate batting and fielding. The objective is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and running around four bases. A run is scored by returning to home plate after advancing around the bases. Baseball Philippines is a startup baseball league established in 2007 as a joint venture between two organizations and sanctioned by the Philippine Sports Commission to govern amateur baseball in the Philippines. The three basic tools of baseball are the ball, bat, and glove.