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→Infinity and sports: Baseball has no clock and no time limits. For this and other reasons, this classic game has been described as timeless (which is the same as infinite time).
In [[baseball]], a pitcher has an infinite Earned Run Average (ERA) when he allows earned runs without obtaining any "outs" by the opposing team, because the ERA is a pitcher's average earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched (i.e., 27 outs obtained). In 2019, Nationals relief pitcher Trevor Rosenthal had an infinite ERA until he finally obtained an out.<ref>https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/2019/04/11/trevor-rosenthal-nationals-reliever-infinity/3433399002/</ref>
In [[baseball]], a pitcher has an infinite Earned Run Average (ERA) when he allows earned runs without obtaining any "outs" by the opposing team, because the ERA is a pitcher's average earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched (i.e., 27 outs obtained). In 2019, Nationals relief pitcher Trevor Rosenthal had an infinite ERA until he finally obtained an out.<ref>https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/2019/04/11/trevor-rosenthal-nationals-reliever-infinity/3433399002/</ref>
Baseball has a potentially infinite duration, with no time limits. For this and other reasons, the game has been described as timeless.
Baseball has no clock and no time limits. For this and other reasons, this classic game has been described as timeless (which is the same as infinite time).
== Ongoing disputes about infinity ==
== Ongoing disputes about infinity ==