Take Me Out to the Holosuite

Sisko gets into an altercation with the umpire, security chief Odo, and is thrown out of the game for laying a finger on him.

When Rom's son Nog throws out a runner who failed to touch home plate, Sisko is reminded of why he loves baseball in the first place: its unpredictability.

Rom accidentally hits a perfect bunt, which brings Nog home, giving the Niners their only run in a 10-1 loss.

After the game, the crew relax at Quark's bar, toasting the triumph of team spirit over Vulcan superiority.

He insisted that stand-in doubles be provided so that actors, especially those in prosthetic makeup, would not have to stay in the sun when they were only in the background.

[7] Max Grodénchik, who plays Rom, is actually a baseball player in real life and considered going pro before deciding to become an actor.

[3][11] In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter ranked "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" as the 16th out of twenty best Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes.

Club noted in his 2014 review of the episode that it investigates the emotions of losing, and leadership of an 'underdog' sports team.

[13] The episode is noted for its impact on fan culture, with reproductions of the baseball jersey featured in the television show made available for sale in the late 2010s.

They compare how Sisko assembled and managed his baseball team to how he has dealt with war, politics and religion.