The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets just played a Major League Baseball game series — in London. The two teams split the two-game series, and they drew a good crowd of British baseball fans, although not enough to fill the stadium. Michael Clair, a writer for MLB.com, spoke with The World’s host Marco Werman about baseball’s trip across the Atlantic and the sport’s growing global reach.
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