Britain looks for increased interest in baseball as MLB returns

Former Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta works with school kids during the MLB First Pitch Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. (Alberto Pezzali/AP)

LONDON — In a country full of soccer, rugby and cricket stars, young Alex Lintern went in a different direction on dress-up day at school.

“I was two people: a baseball player and Spider-Man,” the 6-year-old Londoner said.