GIF Shows What the World Series Would Look Like Without Immigrants

*Pretty cool animated GIF. Click to the page to see the full effect of the World series diamond without immigrants. VL

By Chris Walker, Mic.Com

As the World Series unfolds between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants, it’s worth remembering what makes America’s pastime so, well, American.

One look at the everyday lineups for the Royals and the Giants shows that foreign-born players make up a larger proportion of baseball’s best teams than you would expect.

Pablo Sandoval (Venezuela) and Angel Pagan (Puerto Rico) comprise 22.2% of San Francisco’s regular batting order, while Salvador Perez (Venezuela), Omar Infante (Venezuela), Alcides Escobar (Venezuela) and Nori Aoki (Japan) represent 44.4% of Kansas City’s everyday lineup.

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